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Welcome to Koala Snap

Your Citizen Science Gateway For Koala Conservation

Turn your koala sightings into valuable data for research and protection. By sharing photos and recording observations, you help track, identify, and safeguard these iconic animals. Whether you’re a wildlife enthusiastic, local resident, or visitor to Raymond Island, your contributions make a real impact.
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Imagine If Every Koala Had Its Own Digital ID!​

Koala Snap allows YOU to contribute to identifying koalas by snapping photos and recording observations. Every upload increases our knowledge of their habits and movements and provides essential information for their future.
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Turn every snapshot into a step towards koala conservation

Why Your Contributions Matter

Every photo you share helps secure a sustainable future for our koalas.

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Why It Matters

Koalas face growing threats from habitat loss, climate change and disease. By identifying individual koalas and monitoring their habits, we can better understand their needs, preserve their habitat, and strengthen conservation efforts.
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How It Works

Every action counts. Learn how easy it is to help in just a few steps:

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Snap a Photo

Snap a clear shot of a koala’s nose—yep, the nose! Each koala has a unique nose pattern, kind of like a fingerprint, making it their very own ID badge.

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Upload the Image

Send in your photo along with details about the koala’s location, behaviour, and the surrounding environment

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Identification

Our AI-powered system will analyse your photo and compare it with our database to identify individual koalas.

Getting started is easy. Simply Scan the QR code to go to the Messenger App, type "koala" and send the message for instructions to send photos.

Currently Koala Snap is limited to the Raymond Island colony. Interested in applying this elsewhere? Contact the Koala Island Foundation to discuss.

Koala Snap Presentation

Dr. Sai Ravela, a leading scientist from MIT in Boston Massachusetts, travelled to Australia recently to introduce the work he is doing on the innovative Koala Snap solution for individual koala identification.
 
Dr. Ravela has led this cutting-edge project in collaboration with scientists from IPN in Mexico and the Koala Island Foundation on Raymond Island, Victoria. Dr Ravela demonstrated how computer vision and machine learning are being used to analyse photos of Raymond Island koalas, enabling the identification of individual animals and the tracking of their behaviours and movements.
 
This pioneering work promises to facilitate unprecedented insights into koala populations, behaviours and habitats, marking a major leap forward in both research and conservation opportunities.
 
Many people travelled to hear about this project but there were many more who could not attend due to distance and other commitments. To facilitate the sharing of information and research, we recorded the presentation in its entirety and provide the link:
Watch The Presentation Here

Koala Snap is built on cutting-edge research and technology, bringing together expertise from wildlife conservationists and computer scientists.

The Science Behind the Idea:

  • Individual koalas can be identified by their unique nose pigmentation. This groundbreaking method was pioneered by Janine Duffy of the Koala Clancy Foundation.

  • Accurate identification allows researchers to track koala populations and study behaviours without invasive tagging or disturbance.

The Role of Technology:

Dr. Sai Ravela and his team at MIT developed the SLOOP system, a revolutionary machine-learning engine that accelerates and enhances the process of animal identification. This technology makes it possible to process thousands of koala photos quickly, unlocking insights faster than ever before.

What is SLOOP?

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