Taronga Conservation Society Australia’s Post

A major win for native wildlife 📢   We are proud of Taronga’s forensic team who has been given an honourable mention by EarthRanger in their 2024 Conservation Technology Award 💥   Now in its fourth year, the Conservation Technology Award recognises organisations across the globe who are advancing the field of conservation through technology-driven solutions and changing the ways we protect and coexist with wildlife 🌏   Taronga’s dedicated forensic team, led by Wildlife Conservation Officer Dr Phoebe Meagher, has been instrumental in developing cutting-edge technology to identify illegally trafficked native wildlife 🔬   Illegal wildlife trade is one of the top contributors to biodiversity loss globally and in Australia. Reptiles, birds and other native species are smuggled through the post in the illicit wildlife trade industry. When detected by Rapiscan Systems scanners at Australia’s borders, seized parcels are brought to the Taronga Wildlife Hospital by Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) Environmental Crime Investigators for unboxing where the team has cared for more than 100 seized reptiles. Together with our UNSW partners, the development of the ground-breaking pXRF scanner which utilises elemental signatures in keratinous tissues (quills, hair, scales, scutes and fur), has been a huge step forward in helping to identify if native reptiles have been bred in private setting or taken from the wild, and contribute to arrests and convictions.   At Taronga, we believe that we all have the Power to Protect wildlife. Learn more about Taronga’s conservation work here: https://lnkd.in/gUeRuDVK   #ForTheWild #ConservationTechAward🌱

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David Taylor

Sustainable Energy Technologist,Futurist, Taronga Foundation, evangelist for our Great Barrier Reef

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Fabulous effort and great outcomes

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