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Big Data and
         Wildlife Conservation

Dr Christopher Hassall
  @katatrepsis
  c.hassall@leeds.ac.uk
  www.katatrepsis.wordpress.com
27km
27km
Great crested newt
(photo: Rainer Theuer)



European otter (photo: Bernard Landgraf)         Great crested newt (photo: Rainer Theuer)


                                      Dark purple earth tongue (photo: Anders Janols)




    Pyrenula dermatodes (photo: Robert Thompson)
Lady’s slipper orchid (photo: Algirdas)             Eurasian curlew (photo: Andreas Trepte)
Conservation organisations
                                  Private
                                landowners
Yorkshire Dales
Environment Network

Teaching
             Local tourist    Government
  and
              attractions     organisations
research
(How) can we make use of big data
to promote wildlife conservation in
 the Yorkshire Dales National Park?
What do we have?

Regional mapping
(geology/climate)

Local mapping
(very limited)

Species distributions   Some species
(very limited)          distributions
What do we need?




 Data collection     Data analysis        Data display

    Quality        Habitat suitability   Decision-making
   Validation
     Access         Techniques are       Software is not
    Curation       not user-friendly!     user-friendly!
(Hopefully) the end result:


                   Collection


                     Evidence-
                       based
                   conservation

      Analysis                    Display

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Big Data and Wildlife Conservation

  • 1. Big Data and Wildlife Conservation Dr Christopher Hassall @katatrepsis c.hassall@leeds.ac.uk www.katatrepsis.wordpress.com
  • 4. Great crested newt (photo: Rainer Theuer) European otter (photo: Bernard Landgraf) Great crested newt (photo: Rainer Theuer) Dark purple earth tongue (photo: Anders Janols) Pyrenula dermatodes (photo: Robert Thompson) Lady’s slipper orchid (photo: Algirdas) Eurasian curlew (photo: Andreas Trepte)
  • 5. Conservation organisations Private landowners Yorkshire Dales Environment Network Teaching Local tourist Government and attractions organisations research
  • 6. (How) can we make use of big data to promote wildlife conservation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park?
  • 7. What do we have? Regional mapping (geology/climate) Local mapping (very limited) Species distributions Some species (very limited) distributions
  • 8. What do we need? Data collection Data analysis Data display Quality Habitat suitability Decision-making Validation Access Techniques are Software is not Curation not user-friendly! user-friendly!
  • 9. (Hopefully) the end result: Collection Evidence- based conservation Analysis Display