AI Guardian Tracks Wildlife Trafficking: 86% Accuracy Across 34 Species in Online Trade

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[{"selector":"#anim-a1cba4dc-697b-4587-9ce3-4b62769dc310","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-450c2328-ebb1-4326-b240-de42eaf6f51d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63cc289f-7dbc-49fe-8528-37bcfffc4729","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8443b6e9-4948-4c58-a129-6f286eba656b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8f041148-a4b0-44b4-9fc1-11b2273f9591","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] AI Guardian 2.0, developed by IFAW and Baidu, detects illegal wildlife trade online with 86% accuracy across 34 commonly traded species - but how does it compare to human detection rates? Photo Source: International Fund for Animal Welfare (Pexels) Photo Source: International Fund for Animal Welfare (Pexels)

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[{"selector":"#anim-443dc583-52c4-4a65-8ab6-4679737f6072","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d1af42f-e819-4775-adde-5c562f5ad363","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94113f09-af61-42e3-8348-ef8b03d6a790","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-005eb949-a637-442d-a164-e7051a89d0a6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c13304e8-231b-4e7f-9c05-72663f242223","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Wildlife traders have evolved their online tactics since 2005, pushing IFAW to counter with AI solutions that can spot even carefully disguised illegal listings. Photo Source: International Fund for Animal Welfare (Pexels) Photo Source: International Fund for Animal Welfare (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-c8291e8a-9e02-49c9-8803-8bf0a7312111","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d84a13d1-aa24-443b-83f0-7a057d0eedba","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b993dbaf-9825-4438-a957-648c3a91f595","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6758fcd2-b64d-4ef2-a2c9-228e5ca1bcf4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cf82fe65-17ac-411a-98d8-d467c4a0952b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-69f6f3b4-1cca-4ee9-b1d4-529cc2e8adbb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-068735f1-b7d9-466e-8a92-9703584d8a3f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 323.01611%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Arrow Twenty species of tortoises and four parrot species were added to AI Guardian 2.0's detection capabilities, alongside existing monitoring of elephant ivory, pangolin scales, and saiga antelope horn. Photo Source: Judy Gallagher ( CC BY 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-3f9b8204-8766-4465-86ca-ac2a55f4d8f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a10d4ce4-5d8d-4776-af30-a52198ef2bbe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-543573c5-446e-4b81-af60-8d73f3679020","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25685348-9ee4-4b12-b3d1-2f74ea41d495","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-090cd35a-e2ff-4d8e-9e43-bc03bfc63ad5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Can non-technical conservation staff really operate sophisticated AI systems to fight wildlife trafficking? Photo Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region ( PDM 1.0) Photo Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region ( PDM 1.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-a91b3cfb-8c1e-45de-9304-70440f385523","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52c7c3b3-0a42-4389-a2fe-301da41fa3b3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6479bb3e-d419-43d0-b980-dc7c80be91d5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-44ecda88-8987-4d19-b98c-bdae44d6e893","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c839fece-d571-4910-a51b-a5c368d05984","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9503a428-8ca3-4d37-a70a-22440848cbda","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5b1a858-e22d-4934-b7ec-eab0ac5408d6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 347.86315%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Arrow Third-party developers will soon create their own wildlife protection tools using the PaddlePaddle platform that powers AI Guardian 2.0. Photo Source: United Nations Photo ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-22bfedd9-3687-4729-8e0d-8cf3caa28087","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe831edb-431e-441c-aec7-d363bc262f43","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1400,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bee8426-6dce-44d5-93f0-2c3fc35e6d87","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-483e7228-46dc-4144-9dcf-821b8958dc30","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3af629ce-dec4-4dc5-8314-96c802d67945","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Regular system upgrades are planned to expand species coverage and keep pace with emerging wildlife cybercrime trends, as law enforcement and civil society organizations prepare to implement the technology. Photo Source: PxHere (CC0 1.0) Photo Source: PxHere (CC0 1.0)

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AI Guardian Tracks Wildlife Trafficking: 86% Accuracy Across 34 Species in Online Trade

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