Wildlife.ai

Using AI to accelerate global wildlife conservation 🌱 Empowering communities, protecting biodiversity, and driving lasting impact.

08/06/2026

🌊 Happy World Oceans Day! Aotearoa's waters are home to some incredible taonga species - here are just a few of the neighbours living beneath the surface. 🐟🦭🐙

📍 Filmed in Tapuae Marine Reserve, Taranaki

🤝 A collab between Department of Conservation x Wildlife.ai.

Working together to monitor and protect our Marine Reserves

04/06/2026

We are delighted to welcome Andrew Chen to the Wildlife.ai board! 🌏✨

Andrew trained as a computer systems engineer in AI and machine learning, before taking a career through academia, finance, start-ups, and the public sector. He is keen to spend time on impactful work, with a variety of governance roles and contract work. He lives in Wellington, with interests in board games and Japanese food.

Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-chen-nz/

22/05/2026

From the native plant nursery to the tech stage. 🌱 ➡️ 💻

Ahead of tonight’s NZ Hi-Tech Awards gala in Tāmaki Makaurau, the Wildlife.ai team spent the morning celebrating by learning about the native restoration mahi in Devonport.

A reminder that AI isn't just about lines of code, it's about scaling local conservation efforts like the Restoring Takarunga Hauraki group to protect our planet's biodiversity.

Honoured to be here representing conservation tech!

18/05/2026

In the last month our amazing volunteers completed 30,000 fish classifications!

Many thanks to the team at EY for completing 23,000 of them 🙌

These classifications, done on the Zooniverse platform, help to train our Spyfish AI model, and in turn are helping save the taonga (treasure) species in our oceans.

Plus, it is great fun to see what is going on under the surface of our moana (ocean) 🐟

If you would like to dive in, visit our Zooniverse page - link in the comments ⬇️

What a great way to celebrate the start of Tech Week!

11/05/2026

Our project Spyfish, which classifies underwater video footage to help monitor biodiversity outcomes, is having an impressive real-world impact 🐟 Here's just a few of the numbers ‍📊📉🔎

23/04/2026

This Conservation Week, we’re celebrating a simple idea: technology can be a force for good 🌿

At Wildlife.ai, we’re using AI to help protect biodiversity - giving conservation teams better tools, faster insights, and more time to focus on what matters most.

Because the future of conservation isn’t just boots in the bush, or taking measurements on boats - it’s data, collaboration, and smart tech working alongside people who care deeply about our natural world.

19/04/2026

This week we have been lucky enough to be speaking on the radio about being finalists for the NZ Hi-Tech Awards in the 'Public Good' category, together with Miranda from 800 Trust.

We have loved the opportunity to tell the story of how our product Spyfish Aotearoa is helping to protect our moana (ocean) and the precious species that live in it for future generations.

We continue to be delighted to be alongside our Taranaki whanaunga, 800 Trust, as finalists in the 'Public Good' category - showing that Taranaki is a hub for conservation innovation, and that we love to work together towards the same goal - a thriving environment and a healthier planet.

A few people have commented that it's tricky that only one of the organisations could win - we say, as long as Taranaki takes it out, it's a win!

Thanks to Crez at The MOST 100.4 FM, Ken at More FM Taranaki, and Bryan and Jamie at Access Radio Taranaki Trust for having us, it was a blast!

14/04/2026

Victor recently spent two and a half weeks on a tiki tour across Te Waipounamu (NZ’s South Island), visiting the people and places that bring Wildlife.ai projects to life. 🌱🌊🙌

The journey started in Nelson and ended in Dunedin, with stops in Christchurch, Queenstown, and Milford Sound. Learning about the conservation mahi (work) taking place to protect our taonga (sacred) species and sharing updates on Spyfish Aotearoa and the Wildlife Watcher.

In Victor’s words: "Being on the road was a good reminder that while we build the tools, it is the people on the ground who make the impact.” 💁‍♂️💁‍♀️

Wildlife.ai is lucky to be based in Aotearoa, the best place in the world to develop conservation tech.

We have a unique combination of world-class conservation skills and a deep practical commitment to kaitiakitanga (guardianship).

Whether it’s an electronics manufacturer, a PhD student researching community-led restoration, or a government science advisor, everyone shares the same passion for our wild animals and places. 🦋🐦🐌💚🦗🌿🌳

Seeing and hearing conservation stories from these experts reinforces that conservation is a human endeavour. Our role is simply to provide the tech that helps these experts work faster, safer and more effectively.

We want to continue growing alongside our partners, as these relationships are the core of everything we do.

We look forward to continuing to strengthen these partnerships, and keep working together for the good of our planet - see you again soon!

Ngā mihi to the partners who made this trip so productive:
Tommy Copeland and John Sullivan (Lincoln University)
Kuang Ma (Kamahi Electronics)
James Muir and Jamie McAulay (Department of Conservation)
Sam Purdie (Southern Lakes Sanctuary Trust)
Holly Adams

12/04/2026

So great to see the recognition of Taranaki for being on the cutting edge of using AI for good - developing technology which aids conservation. We are proud to be part of such a strong regional innovation ecosystem which has national impact, and potentially global reach 🌏🐟🌱🙌

We have been named as a finalist in the NZ Hi-Tech Awards, along with Taranaki-based 800 Trust in the Best Hi-Tech Solution for the Public Good category, for our work developing tools that are changing how ecosystems were monitored.

Our marine monitoring platform, Spyfish Aotearoa, is being used to analyse underwater footage far faster than traditional methods.

Where it once took months to process video manually, the system can now classify data within hours using AI.

The platform is being developed alongside the Department of Conservation (DOC) to monitor marine protected areas and with the University of Auckland to assess the biodiversity benefits of mussel farming.

Saving the oceans, using AI for good 🌊

27/03/2026

We are delighted to share that Wildlife.ai is a finalist of the NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2026!

We have been selected as one of the finalists in the Best Hi-Tech Solution for the Public Good Category alongside other amazing organisations which are using tech for good. Nominated in the same category is one of our Taranaki conservation whānau, 🌱

Congratulations to all the other finalists 🎉 Winners will be announced on 22 May - watch this space!

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