In May, our WWF-Ukraine colleagues of Nature FIRST have trained staff of the Verkhovyna National Nature Park and Yasinya Forestry in collecting and analysing data about large carnivores.
Some impressions!
It is necessary to systematically collect and analyse information on the populations of large carnivores and other species to develop sustainable management plans for territories, biodiversity conservation, and the prevention of conflicts in the region. The modern tools of the Sensing Clues software suite can provide this. We provided partners with 10 test smartphones with ready-to-use mobile applications and installed these applications on employees' phones. We introduced and taught how to work with the capabilities of the package of programs for monitoring and analysis, — Roman Cherepanyn, WWF-Ukraine expert and project manager.
"We met motivated conservationists who strive to improve the primary data collection process and modernise their analysis on these training. We got reasonable questions and collected comments and suggestions regarding work organisation with the presented mobile application. Today, this package of programs for analysis and reporting has no available analogues; it has received favourable reviews", — Ostap Reshetylo, WWF-Ukraine expert and project manager.