How it works

1. Encounter
2. When?
3. Where?
4. Photo ID
5. Colaborate with us

What is a encounter?

It is called encounter to the "capturing" of an individual carried out by means of a photographic camera. To provide information for the monitoring and conservation of a species is essential to know when it was taken, where and most important of who it is, that is to say that lynx individual appears in the encounter. The whole process starts sending an encounter. Just click on Send an encounter to upload it.

When has the encounter been done?

From the metadata that accompany the photograph you can know on what day and at what time each photocapture was made. For this reason, it is necessary to configure the photo-trap cameras correctly before installation.

Where? What is a trapping station?

The trapping station is called each location where the camtraps are placed. In this way, knowing which trapping station corresponds to each encounter you know where it comes from. If your images come from camtrap, first register your trapping station here. . From the file name, its corresponding trapping station will be associated with each encounter. To do this, first you must name the images with the code / name of your trapping station. For the system to correctly recognize the station code, it must be followed by a space. (Ex: "GG.GOI.17 (1)")

What individual? Photo ID

Thanks to their patterned features, some animals can be identified uniquely. This is the case of many cats and the Iberian lynx. If a lynx is photocaptured, it is possible to identify who it is by looking for the same pattern of spots in the lynxes of our database. The system will search for matches among the lynxes of the database, using computer-assisted algorithms. It's like a facial recognition software for animals.

Do you have a picture of an Iberian lynx?

If your encounter comes from a traditional camera you can also collaborate with us sending your photo capture here. Be as precise and specific as possible.

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Why we do this

The monitoring and identification of the Iberian lynx is the cornerstone on which the conservation of this unique feline in the world is based. This tool is an essential support in this task because it is a great time saver and allows seamless exchange of information between the different organizations involved in monitoring. On the other hand, WWF in collaboration with WildBook, we want to open the study of the Iberian lynx to the general public, uniting citizen science with new technologies, so that any nature lover can contribute to the recovery of this species.

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Wildbook

Study, identify,
and protect
the Iberian Lynx!

How it works

What is a encounter?

When has the encounter been done?

Where? What is a trapping station?

What individual? Photo ID

Do you have a picture of an Iberian lynx?

Why we do this

Wildbook

Study, identify, and protect the Iberian Lynx!

How it works

What is a encounter?

When has the encounter been done?

Where? What is a trapping station?

What individual? Photo ID

Do you have a picture of an Iberian lynx?

Why we do this

Study, identify,
and protect
the Iberian Lynx!