Program Delivery
The WildTrax team is responsible for both maintaining the day-to-day functionality of WildTrax as well as continued research and development of new features and capabilities.
The ABMI is a value-neutral, non-profit scientific organization that tracks changes in Alberta’s wildlife and habitats from border to border to provide ongoing, relevant, and scientifically credible information on Alberta’s living resources.They are a global leader in biodiversity monitoring, delivering one of the largest, most comprehensive biodiversity monitoring programs in the world.
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The Bioacoustic Unit is a collaboration between the Bayne Lab at the University of Alberta and the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute. They are a leader in the application of wildlife acoustic data to environmental management and research needs. They assist in collecting audio data, analyzing the recordings, and reporting the results and develop tools, protocols and recommendations on the best practices for monitoring programs across the country.
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The WildTrax Team
Meet the team
Dr. Erin Bayne
ABMI Science Centre Co-Director
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Dr. Erin Bayne is the Director of the Bioacoustic Unit, Co-Director of the ABMI’s Science Centre, a steering committee member for the Boreal Avian Modelling Centre, and a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alberta. Dr. Bayne’s research combines ecology with cutting-edge techniques in wildlife monitoring, survey design, geographic information systems (GIS), and habitat modelling to support the development and maintenance of WildTrax.
Email: bayne@ualberta.ca
University of Alberta research: https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/bayne
Boreal Avian Modelling Centrewebsite: https://borealbirds.ca/
ABMI website: https://abmi.ca
Corrina Copp
ABMI Information Centre Director
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Corrina Copp is the ABMI’s Information Centre Director and is actively involved in managing and supporting the continued software development side of WildTrax, leading the implementation of new features and functionalities.
Email: corrina.copp@innotechalberta.ca
ABMI website: https://abmi.ca/abmi-home/about/our-people/management-team.html
Alex MacPhail
Acoustic Coordinator
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Alex MacPhail is the Acoustic Coordinator and oversees the operations and logistics surrounding WildTrax’s acoustic side and is also actively involved in ongoing platform development.
Email: alex.macphail@ualberta.ca
Michael Packer
Software Developer
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Michael is a software developer with the ABMI. Currently, Michael supports, develops, and implements all back-end database and API components for WildTrax.
Email: mike.packer@ualberta.ca
Chad Klassen
Software Developer
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Chad is a software developer with the ABMI. Chad currently supports and implements front-end components and designs for WildTrax.
Email: chad.klassen@ualberta.ca
Jack Creeggan
Research Coordinator
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Jack serves as a Research Coordinator supporting remote camera services. He also works out of the UBC Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services (BRAES).
Email: jcreeggan@gmail.com
BRAES Website: https://braes.ok.ubc.ca/
Kevin Kelly
Acoustic Technologist
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Kevin has over 15 years of experience with collecting, managing and processing biological field data. He brings his experience with acoustic data management to the WildTrax platform where he is involved in ARU feature development and support; particularly acoustic recognizers.
Email: kgkelly@ualberta.ca