Science@Work
Serge Wich’s favorite days at work are spent out in the forest, studying orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo or chimpanzees in Tanzania. When he’s not out in the field, he teaches primate biology and does research at Liverpool John Moores University in England.
Wich has pioneered the use of new technology in conservation. In 2011, he and his colleague Lian Pin Koh of the National University of Singapore (NUS) in Asia built and tested one of the first drones used to study wildlife. One year later, the pair founded ConservationDrones.org. This organization helps wildlife researchers around the world use drone technology.
In 2019, Wich started another technology project, called Conservation AI. This time, he partnered with some of his colleagues at Liverpool John Moores University:
