How to pronounce "zippy"

in 2014 i met sudam

in 2014 i met sudam

in 2014 i met sudam the last male white northern white rhino

the last male white northern white rhino

the last male white northern white rhino in the world

in the world

in the world just four years later

just four years later

just four years later sudan died

sudan died

sudan died leaving two

leaving two

leaving two both female northern white rhinos alive

both female northern white rhinos alive

both female northern white rhinos alive the species are effectively extinct

the species are effectively extinct

the species are effectively extinct and they're not the only ones

and they're not the only ones

and they're not the only ones we're losing biodiversity at an

we're losing biodiversity at an

we're losing biodiversity at an unprecedented scale

we're in the middle of what is termed

we're in the middle of what is termed

we're in the middle of what is termed the sixth mass extinction a biodiversity

the sixth mass extinction a biodiversity

the sixth mass extinction a biodiversity crisis

crisis

crisis and we don't even have the scientific

and we don't even have the scientific

and we don't even have the scientific and technological solution to keep up

and technological solution to keep up

and technological solution to keep up knowing what we're losing and how fast

knowing what we're losing and how fast

knowing what we're losing and how fast the international unit for conservation

the international unit for conservation

the international unit for conservation of nature

of nature

of nature red list

red list

red list is the official international

is the official international

is the official international organization that keeps track of the

organization that keeps track of the

organization that keeps track of the biodiversity of the world

biodiversity of the world

biodiversity of the world and of the 130 000 species that they

and of the 130 000 species that they

and of the 130 000 species that they track out of the millions that are out

track out of the millions that are out

track out of the millions that are out there

there

there majority

majority

majority have their conservation status

have their conservation status

have their conservation status as data deficient

as data deficient

as data deficient or

or

or their population trend as unknown

their population trend as unknown

their population trend as unknown and these are iconic species like killer

and these are iconic species like killer

and these are iconic species like killer whales

whales

whales and polar bears

and polar bears

and polar bears we don't know how well they're doing we

we don't know how well they're doing we

we don't know how well they're doing we can't make policy decisions

can't make policy decisions

can't make policy decisions we can't put the right resources to

we can't put the right resources to

we can't put the right resources to protect them

protect them

protect them how many african elephants are there how

how many african elephants are there how

how many african elephants are there how fast are they lost to poaching how far

fast are they lost to poaching how far

fast are they lost to poaching how far do the whales go and how many juvenile

do the whales go and how many juvenile

do the whales go and how many juvenile turtles survive to adulthood we don't

turtles survive to adulthood we don't

turtles survive to adulthood we don't know

know

know and these data are critical to

and these data are critical to

and these data are critical to conservation decisions

so how do we get those data

so how do we get those data

so how do we get those data there are not enough scientists to track

there are not enough scientists to track

there are not enough scientists to track every animal everywhere all over the

every animal everywhere all over the

every animal everywhere all over the world and not enough

world and not enough

world and not enough collars and satellite tags to track them

collars and satellite tags to track them

collars and satellite tags to track them besides to put a satellite tag or a

besides to put a satellite tag or a

besides to put a satellite tag or a collar on an animal you have to actually

collar on an animal you have to actually

collar on an animal you have to actually capture them

capture them

capture them tranquilize them

tranquilize them

tranquilize them have a vet

have a vet

have a vet present to monitor the vital signs of

present to monitor the vital signs of

present to monitor the vital signs of the animal and even if everything goes

the animal and even if everything goes

the animal and even if everything goes right

right

right the collar can get snagged on a branch

the collar can get snagged on a branch

the collar can get snagged on a branch or the satellite tag can get infected so

or the satellite tag can get infected so

or the satellite tag can get infected so this can be dangerous to the animals

today

today

today images are the most abundant readily

images are the most abundant readily

images are the most abundant readily available source of information about

available source of information about

available source of information about anything from what you had for lunch

anything from what you had for lunch

anything from what you had for lunch to what animals you saw in your backyard

to what animals you saw in your backyard

to what animals you saw in your backyard or in a safari tour

or in a safari tour

or in a safari tour coming from scientists field assistants

coming from scientists field assistants

coming from scientists field assistants camera traps as well as drones and

camera traps as well as drones and

camera traps as well as drones and tourists going on safaris and whale

tourists going on safaris and whale

tourists going on safaris and whale watching tours there are millions of

watching tours there are millions of

watching tours there are millions of images out there

images out there

images out there if you could only take those millions of

if you could only take those millions of

if you could only take those millions of images

images

images and extract the information about

and extract the information about

and extract the information about wildlife

well

well

well artificial intelligence to the rescue

artificial intelligence to the rescue

artificial intelligence to the rescue we designed algorithms and created a

we designed algorithms and created a

we designed algorithms and created a platform

platform

platform wildbook that uses modern artificial

wildbook that uses modern artificial

wildbook that uses modern artificial intelligence machine learning

intelligence machine learning

intelligence machine learning and computer vision to take these

and computer vision to take these

and computer vision to take these millions of images

millions of images

millions of images find the ones that contain animals

find the ones that contain animals

find the ones that contain animals find where the animals are in those

find where the animals are in those

find where the animals are in those pictures including that baby elephant

pictures including that baby elephant

pictures including that baby elephant hiding behind its mom

hiding behind its mom

hiding behind its mom and figure out not only species

and figure out not only species

and figure out not only species but down to individual animal

but down to individual animal

but down to individual animal recognizing zippy the zebra and joe the

recognizing zippy the zebra and joe the

recognizing zippy the zebra and joe the giraffe and terry the turtle and willy

giraffe and terry the turtle and willy

giraffe and terry the turtle and willy the whale

the whale

the whale using the unique markings on an animal

using the unique markings on an animal

using the unique markings on an animal body like a fingerprint

body like a fingerprint

body like a fingerprint a body print if you wish

a body print if you wish

a body print if you wish the stripes spots wrinkles notches as

the stripes spots wrinkles notches as

the stripes spots wrinkles notches as well as the shape of a whale's fluke or

well as the shape of a whale's fluke or

well as the shape of a whale's fluke or the dorsal fin of a dolphin these are

the dorsal fin of a dolphin these are

the dorsal fin of a dolphin these are unique as every animal is

unique as every animal is

unique as every animal is and with information on when and where

and with information on when and where

and with information on when and where the image was taken

the image was taken

the image was taken we can now use

we can now use

we can now use pictures

pictures

pictures instead of colors and tags to track

instead of colors and tags to track

instead of colors and tags to track animals

animals

animals count them and even figure out their

count them and even figure out their

count them and even figure out their social network who is whose animal's

social network who is whose animal's

social network who is whose animal's friend

friend

friend this is an example page from a wild book

this is an example page from a wild book

this is an example page from a wild book for whales and dolphins fluke book

for whales and dolphins fluke book

for whales and dolphins fluke book and this is pinchy

and this is pinchy

and this is pinchy the most sighted animal in that wild but

the most sighted animal in that wild but

the most sighted animal in that wild but pinchy is a celebrity she's a ham she

pinchy is a celebrity she's a ham she

pinchy is a celebrity she's a ham she likes getting her picture taken

likes getting her picture taken

likes getting her picture taken she has more than 600 sightings around

she has more than 600 sightings around

she has more than 600 sightings around dominica she lives there she hangs out

dominica she lives there she hangs out

dominica she lives there she hangs out there

there

there and flipbook the wild book for wells and

and flipbook the wild book for wells and

and flipbook the wild book for wells and dolphins

dolphins

dolphins contains

contains

contains more than a million images

more than a million images

more than a million images of

of

of almost 46

almost 46

almost 46 000

000

000 identified individuals

identified individuals

identified individuals providing the basis for science and

providing the basis for science and

providing the basis for science and conservation

conservation

conservation we even

we even

we even developed an artificial intelligence

developed an artificial intelligence

developed an artificial intelligence agent

agent

agent who scours social media publicly posted

who scours social media publicly posted

who scours social media publicly posted images and

images and

images and videos and finds the ones that contain

videos and finds the ones that contain

videos and finds the ones that contain animals sends them off to this machine

animals sends them off to this machine

animals sends them off to this machine learning back engine

learning back engine

learning back engine for identification and adding to the

for identification and adding to the

for identification and adding to the appropriate page of the right wild book

appropriate page of the right wild book

appropriate page of the right wild book and then posting back in the comments of

and then posting back in the comments of

and then posting back in the comments of the social media saying hey at two

the social media saying hey at two

the social media saying hey at two minutes 46 seconds we found this whale

minutes 46 seconds we found this whale

minutes 46 seconds we found this whale shark in your video here's everything we

shark in your video here's everything we

shark in your video here's everything we know about it and people respond

know about it and people respond

know about it and people respond wow this is amazing how can i help

wow this is amazing how can i help

wow this is amazing how can i help that

that

that how can i help

how can i help

how can i help we engage people

we engage people

we engage people right where they are using turning their

right where they are using turning their

right where they are using turning their vacation videos into data for science

vacation videos into data for science

vacation videos into data for science and conservation with the help of

and conservation with the help of

and conservation with the help of artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence the wild book for whale sharks contains

the wild book for whale sharks contains

the wild book for whale sharks contains data now for more than twelve thousand

data now for more than twelve thousand

data now for more than twelve thousand individual whale sharks

individual whale sharks

individual whale sharks from photographs brought in by

from photographs brought in by

from photographs brought in by almost 9 000 citizen scientists 200 plus

almost 9 000 citizen scientists 200 plus

almost 9 000 citizen scientists 200 plus conservation and science projects and

conservation and science projects and

conservation and science projects and one very intelligent

one very intelligent

one very intelligent agent

agent

agent from social media

from social media

from social media that together that is now the foundation

that together that is now the foundation

that together that is now the foundation for the iucn red list entry

for the iucn red list entry

for the iucn red list entry for the species

for the species

for the species providing not only data for the global

providing not only data for the global

providing not only data for the global population size

population size

population size but determining its conservation status

but determining its conservation status

but determining its conservation status and changing it from vulnerable to

and changing it from vulnerable to

and changing it from vulnerable to endangered

endangered

endangered and the population trend from stable to

and the population trend from stable to

and the population trend from stable to decreasing not because the species are

decreasing not because the species are

decreasing not because the species are doing any worse

doing any worse

doing any worse but because we now know better

but because we now know better

but because we now know better we can make better decisions we can

we can make better decisions we can

we can make better decisions we can create better policy we can put the

create better policy we can put the

create better policy we can put the right resources to

right resources to

right resources to to support it

we have wild books for 53 species

we have wild books for 53 species

we have wild books for 53 species from marine to terrestrial spanning the

from marine to terrestrial spanning the

from marine to terrestrial spanning the entire globe and growing

the technology in wild bug

the technology in wild bug

the technology in wild bug was also used for the first ever full

was also used for the first ever full

was also used for the first ever full senses

senses

senses of the entire species the endangered

of the entire species the endangered

of the entire species the endangered gravy zebra

gravy zebra

gravy zebra using photographs from ordinary people

using photographs from ordinary people

using photographs from ordinary people just

just

just taking pictures for two days

taking pictures for two days

taking pictures for two days for the first time in january 2016

for the first time in january 2016

for the first time in january 2016 hundreds of people were driving around

hundreds of people were driving around

hundreds of people were driving around kenya the country containing 95 of this

kenya the country containing 95 of this

kenya the country containing 95 of this endangered species

endangered species

endangered species from rangers

from rangers

from rangers and school kids to tourists with

and school kids to tourists with

and school kids to tourists with telephoto cameras they took more than 40

telephoto cameras they took more than 40

telephoto cameras they took more than 40 000 images and the machine learning

000 images and the machine learning

000 images and the machine learning technology of wild book identified all

technology of wild book identified all

technology of wild book identified all the animals providing the most accurate

the animals providing the most accurate

the animals providing the most accurate count of the species so much so that

count of the species so much so that

count of the species so much so that kenya wildlife service said this how

kenya wildlife service said this how

kenya wildlife service said this how we're going to track the species from

we're going to track the species from

we're going to track the species from now on and do this every two years

now on and do this every two years

now on and do this every two years with the event known as the great gravis

with the event known as the great gravis

with the event known as the great gravis rally

rally

rally and so we repeated it in 2018

and so we repeated it in 2018

and so we repeated it in 2018 with more than thousand people and also

with more than thousand people and also

with more than thousand people and also in 2020

in 2020

in 2020 and that data

and that data

and that data became the basis for the iucn red list

became the basis for the iucn red list

became the basis for the iucn red list entry for the gravy zebra

entry for the gravy zebra

entry for the gravy zebra as well as for the conservation policy

as well as for the conservation policy

as well as for the conservation policy the endangered species management

the endangered species management

the endangered species management for kenya wildlife service

for kenya wildlife service

for kenya wildlife service artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence democratizes science

democratizes science

democratizes science it connects people

it connects people

it connects people bringing together the pixels of

bringing together the pixels of

bringing together the pixels of individual cameras into the global view

individual cameras into the global view

individual cameras into the global view of biodiversity

of biodiversity

of biodiversity ai

ai

ai helps

helps

helps create conservation policy

create conservation policy

create conservation policy science and engage people at large scale

science and engage people at large scale

science and engage people at large scale and high resolution

and high resolution

and high resolution and it takes the incredible team

and it takes the incredible team

and it takes the incredible team of wild me the non-profit home of wild

of wild me the non-profit home of wild

of wild me the non-profit home of wild book as well as thousands of people all

book as well as thousands of people all

book as well as thousands of people all over the world

over the world

over the world who take pictures

who take pictures

who take pictures annotate them and make them ready for ai

annotate them and make them ready for ai

annotate them and make them ready for ai create technology

create technology

create technology and use it for conservation as well as

and use it for conservation as well as

and use it for conservation as well as all the people who work out there in the

all the people who work out there in the

all the people who work out there in the field

field

field protecting the biodiversity of the

protecting the biodiversity of the

protecting the biodiversity of the planet

planet

planet and i hope you join us

and i hope you join us

and i hope you join us you

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