From the Field: Protecting Rangers, Tracking Wildlife & Our New Buoy App

Top Story: How Real-Time Tech is Protecting Rangers & Wildlife in the DRC

In the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Upemba National Park, Forgotten Parks Foundation is using real-time tracking tools like EarthRanger and Garmin inReach to transform ranger operations. Faster response times, enhanced coordination, and improved safety are not only protecting rangers—they’re also enabling wildlife recovery.

?With these tools in place, zebra and elephant populations are rebounding, and rangers can navigate high-risk areas with greater confidence.

?See how?technology is helping to drive conservation success.

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Protecting Whales, Supporting Fishermen: Our New Buoy App is Here

The Buoy app, powered by EarthRanger, helps fishermen track and manage on-demand or ropeless fishing gear in real-time—supporting sustainable fishing while reducing the risk of marine life entanglement.

While designed to address the crisis facing the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, Buoy can be useful in various fisheries and conservation efforts. By eliminating the need for persistent surface buoys and minimizing rope in the water column, the app helps reduce entanglement risks while allowing fishermen to operate more efficiently.

Download ER Buoy today on Google Play and the App Store.

Boost Conservation Insights with eBird & iNaturalist

New to EarthRanger is our integration with eBird and iNaturalist, two of the world’s leading citizen science tools. With 100M+ bird sightings recorded annually in eBird and millions of plant and animal observations contributed to iNaturalist, conservation teams gain a powerful new layer of real-time biodiversity data.

By seeing what others are spotting, teams can track species distribution, detect trends, and enhance response efforts more effectively.

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