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We create and democratize world-changing technologies to apply on the frontlines of conservation, from artificial intelligence to molecular science, that allow anyone, anywhere, to change the reality of what is possible in conservation.

Sentinel

Democratizing AI for wildlife and disease monitoring

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Sentinel makes wildlife monitoring  smarter with revolutionary and intuitive AI technology, processing environmental data in real-time as it’s collected at the device. By working through satellite and cellular networks, Sentinel enables early detection and rapid response to wildlife-related threats and changes in population well being.

  • CXL has deployed 200 Sentinel devices in 8 countries and five critical island ecosystems.
  • Sentinel is positioned to protect 10% of invasive-threatened vertebrate species globally by 2030.
  • Operational cost savings of up to 90% when compared to current manual methods
  • Accelerated response times from 15-1000x faster than current manual methods
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NABIT

Placing the power of a genetics lab in anyone’s hand

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The NABIT (Nucleic Acid Barcode Identification Tool) is a low-cost, hand-held, ruggedized,  field-ready automated molecular platform to validate the identity of a wildlife or food product, anywhere in the world, without specialized training, equipment, reagents, or even continuous power.

  • ~ 15 minutes to deliver positive results
  • 10X lower cost than competing devices
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Molecular Development Kit

Sharing the software development kit for biology

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The MDK is an open-source development platform that will make molecular diagnostics accessible on a global scale for every pathogen, parasite, or species that needs one.

  • 6 assays currently in development
  • Like an SDK, the MDK contains:
    1. Software tools to accelerate and augment diagnostic design
    2. Comprehensive documentation and reference materials to streamline validation experiments
    3. Essential hardware, with an integrated development environment to program the NABIT

Wild Me

Building open software and AI for the conservation research community

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Wild Me supports effective and rapid animal population assessment and research with open source platforms that provide long-term data curation, high-speed data processing with AI, and collaboration across borders and regions of study.

Wildbook is an open source software platform that blends structured wildlife research with artificial intelligence, citizen science, and computer vision to speed population analysis and develop new insights to help fight extinction.

Scout is an open hardware and open source software solution that enables the analysis of large volumes of data obtained from aerial surveys of wildlife. By using these affordable camera systems and advanced AI technology for photo analysis, Scout makes aerial surveys cheaper, safer, faster, and more accurate.

  • Wildbook is tracking 255,000+ individual marine and terrestrial animals across 1.3M sightings.
  • This includes 12M+ photographs collected by 2,000+ researchers and 10K+ citizen scientists for 186 distinct species.
  • 18+ publications drew on Wildbook platforms for source data
  • In 2024, a third African lab began contributing data to Scout’s AI models of African wildlife
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Solutions and Field Programs

Protecting wildcats where they thrive

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CXL’s Central Asia Program is building local capacity, strengthening relationships with government partners, and nurturing regional cooperation to advance the conservation of imperiled Persian and Snow Leopard species. Across Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan, the program actively utilizes Sentinel and Wild Me technology to protect these animals. 

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Building on a more than a decade-long engagement in the region, our team works to mitigate human-wildlife conflict, build community-based conservancies, strengthen management of protected areas, and halt the illegal wildlife trade.

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