Wildlife Watch
Watch out for endangered animals, live.
Be a virtual ranger to help fight poaching.
Wildlife Watch enables anybody, anywhere in the world to act as a virtual ranger and watch over wildlife, live.
Launched as a pilot in 2021, it was a tremendous success in keeping one of nature's most endangered animals, the rhino, safe. Thanks to the people who took the watch with Samsung.
However, poaching of other wildlife has not gone away. Tourism is still below pre-pandemic levels meaning fewer people are around to watch out for wildlife under threat.
That’s why Samsung has once again partnered with African technology pioneers, Africam to enhance the reach of its streaming infrastructure in the bush and to continue its support of The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit; an all-female troop that uses non-violent methods to prevent poaching.
In the latest enhancement to the programme, we have repurposed the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra and its advanced camera as a ‘surveillance system’, to supercharge the security of Africa’s most vulnerable animals. Creating a world of eyes watching over the endangered wildlife and the most wanted predators, poachers.
Take the Watch and play your part in helping to protect endangered animals from poaching. Monitor them in their natural habitat and enjoy spectacular live sightings from home.
By becoming a virtual ranger in this interactive experience, you can alert rangers on the ground if you see animals in danger, or see signs of poaching. Share what you see via snapshots on social media to encourage others to take part and donate to The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit. With different camera views it’s never the same watch twice, and you might witness elephants, lions and even giraffes in the wild from your sofa. Be a virtual ranger.
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Africam and the Black Mambas
Africam’s key objective is to connect wildlife enthusiasts with live sightings in the African bush. They are the only organisation successfully live streaming animals in their natural environment from Africa, online 24/7, while continually developing new technology every day to work in the tough bush setting and the most remote locations.
While we’re supporting Africam in its efforts, we’re also helping its charity partner The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit. The world's first all-female rangers operate unarmed as they lookout for poachers, wire-snares, and break-ins along the fence line while patrolling up to 500 square km of the Balule Game Reserve each day.
Breaking strong patriarchal tradition, these courageous women focus on eliminating illegal wildlife trade, education and wildlife protection. They are a voice in their communities, as they believe the war on poaching will not be won with guns and bullets, but through education within their local communities.
Through Wildlife Watch you will be closer to the work they do, see the endangered animals they protect and have the opportunity to donate to support them.
Learn more about Africam.com
Using our technology to protect wildlife
To enhance the surveillance of wildlife, this year we have upgraded the infrastructure used to capture the live streams by integrating two Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and two new Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra handsets as cameras in the bush. Boosting the reach of the existing Africam infrastructure in the Balule Nature Reserve, South Africa.
With the most advanced camera system and re-engineered Nightography capabilities, the repurposed cameras in the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra devices will capture the film footage for the live stream and support the rangers in their daily tasks by adding crucial tech support to improve their daily patrols.
The impact the Galaxy SmartTag has on improving the safety of the rangers and helping them coordinate conservation efforts in the bush will also be tested. Using SmartThings Find, Black Mamba HQ will monitor where individuals are in the reserve.
To help locals understand the importance of wildlife conservation from a young age, The Samsung Bush Babies Animal Insights educational programme will support the Black Mambas in their work to educate young people in local communities on the importance of wildlife diversity, conservation, and protecting the reserve for generations to come.
The Freestyle Projector will deliver optimal viewing in a compact, portable device enabling The Black Mambas to teach The Samsung Bush Babies Animal Insights initiative from anywhere.
Ready to protect the wild and wonderful?
Here’s everything you'll need.
Galaxy S23 Ultra | S23+
The Freestyle 2nd Gen
Galaxy SmartTag
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