{"id":15862,"date":"2024-01-16T13:37:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T13:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorersagainstextinction.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15862"},"modified":"2025-01-09T13:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:40:03","slug":"etosha-heights-conservation-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorersagainstextinction.co.uk\/blog\/etosha-heights-conservation-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Etosha Heights Conservation Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hubble-live-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/eae\/image_asset\/file\/566\/content_ConservationAI_1.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new name &#8211;&nbsp;<strong>Etosha Heights Conservation Centre&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; marked the new year for GCF&#8217;s centre in Namibia.&nbsp;&nbsp;Funds raised by Sketch for Survival 2023 are supporting the centre and we were delighted to receive a New Year message from founder, Dr Julian Fennessy, thanking us for our support (which you can see&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explorersagainstextinction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on Instagram here&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre&nbsp;is&nbsp;in the process of setting up exciting new programmes, including furthering the camera trap network in the area to monitor giraffe, as well as other key species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cutting edge AI technology is being implemented&nbsp;for species identification. This will help to speed up and improve the quality and accuracy of data collected&nbsp;from surveys of Etosha Heights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A partnership with&nbsp;Colgate University in the USA, has led to a weather station network to correlate environmental data with animal movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centre has hosted&nbsp;Namibian and international interns as part of ts commitment to train up young conservationists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hubble-live-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/eae\/image_asset\/file\/568\/content_ConservationAI_3.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>AI technology being used to identify species at Etosha Heights.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorerclub.co.uk\/content_blocks\/395\/edit\">Edit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorerclub.co.uk\/blocks\/431\/lift\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorerclub.co.uk\/blocks\/431\/drop\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorerclub.co.uk\/content_blocks\/395\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hubble-live-assets.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/eae\/image_asset\/file\/569\/content_GCF_Conservation_Supporter_Stehanie_McNally_from_Louisville_Zoo_identifies_Dadel_EHF087_from_spot_pattern_using_the_ID_book.JPG\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Identifying giraffe using spot pattens from the ID book &#8211; this is Dadel EHF087<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new name &#8211;&nbsp;Etosha Heights Conservation Centre&nbsp;&#8211; marked the new year for GCF&#8217;s centre in Namibia.&nbsp;&nbsp;Funds raised by Sketch for Survival 2023 are supporting the centre and we were delighted&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15863,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[517,545],"tags":[47,221,603],"powerkit_post_featured":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - 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