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Imagine protecting the world's most vulnerable species with tools that are as intelligent as they are humane. Here's how one footprint becomes real-world conservation intelligence.

Smarter tools for species survival

No single method tells the whole story

Because conservation resources are always limited, we knew that our technology would have to work together with other complementary, non-invasive technologies to build a clearer, more complete picture of wildlife populations. Our members in the WildTrack Specialist Group bring expertise in Footprint Identification Technology (FIT), bioacoustics, camera traps, environmental DNA (eDNA), and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) — all working in harmony. The result is powerful, ethical, and actionable insight that protects wildlife without disturbing it.

An antelope in the field, the kind of species FIT and its sister technologies monitor non-invasively
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Complementary, non-invasive technologies working as one system
How it works

Turn footprints into powerful conservation insight

With the free WildTrackAI mobile app, every observation flows from a images in the field to insight a conservationist can act on.

Stage 1 · Capture

Capture in the field

Use the free WildTrackAI app to photograph a footprint and upload it directly to our secure cloud platform, wherever you are.

Outputphoto + GPS + timestamp
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Stage 2 · Verify

Read by experts

Each track is reviewed by a community of expert trackers, grounding every model in generations of real tracking knowledge.

Outputverified track ID
The knowledge behind it →
Stage 3 · Model

Modeled by AI

Advanced AI combines with that expert input to identify species, individuals, sex, and often age-class from the image alone.

Outputspecies · individual · sex · age
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Stage 4 · Act

Acted on, in real time

Identified tracks feed dashboards and maps that flag threats like poaching or human–wildlife conflict as they emerge.

Outputmap alert, dashboard update
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From footprints to real-time protection

Building the first AI system that turns tracks into action

We're building the first AI system that turns animal tracks into actionable intelligence — transforming footprints into real-world impact through advanced analytics and Traditional Ecological Knowledge.

With drones detecting and tracking species like rhinos in real time, alongside WildTrack's footprint identification technology (FIT), conservation becomes faster, smarter, and more responsive — together redefining how the world protects wildlife.

Real-time
drone-based detection paired with footprint identification
Inclusive
built alongside Indigenous and local tracking communities

“Your contributions help power a more inclusive movement — one working alongside Indigenous and local communities to ensure knowledge is shared, respected, and beneficial to all.”— The WildTrack approach