AI for African Carnivore Research

Machine Learning & Citizen Science & Conservation Research

Wildbook applies computer vision algorithms and deep learning to identify and track individual animals across hundreds of thousands of photos. We help researchers collaborate with each other and citizen scientists contribute to the effort. A.I. scales and speeds research and conservation.

We train computer vision to find individual animals in photos and identify the species.

14599 identified animals

85968 reported sightings

1722 citizen scientists

301 researchers and volunteers


Hotspotter Wild Dog Match

Why we do this

“Iconic, rare, spectacular and fearsome, Africa's large predators are among our planet's most revered - and most threatened. Knowledge about these predators' population connectivity is critical to mapping the strategy to ensure their future and the health of the ecosystems Africans and Africa's wildlife depend on. The ACW is the tool that will enable conservationists and wildlife ecologists to document that critical connectivity.”
- JW McNutt, PhD., Director, Wild Entrust; Founder and Director, Botswana Predator Conservation