Technology can help solve tangible problems, and Jes Lefcourt is using software to track elephant migration
Jes Lefcourt is the director of conservation technology at the Allen Institute for AI in Seattle, Washington. Credit: Jane Wynyard/Save the Elephants forI am passionate about the environment and everything related to it. My career path has included entrepreneurship and software development. But my first entry into conservation work was at, where I learnt how technology can help with tangible problems, such as tracking elephant migration.
I oversee the platform and develop the software. I spend a lot of time in the field with our partners, which include more than 400 organizations. I work with teams that track animals, study ecosystems and promote human–wildlife coexistence.
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