Here’s how it works:

  1. Submit the Expression of Interest form below. We ask for your property address to personalise your account and display your property boundaries, making it easy to set up survey sites. Once your account is ready, you’ll get an email from us. Please be patient while we process registrations.
  2. If you have a camera, fantastic! If not, Land for Wildlife members can borrow a camera pack from us, or you can use the discount code provided after submitting the EOI to purchase your own.
  3. Create a survey site on the WildTracker website and set up your camera outdoors.
  4. Leave your camera in place for a month to let the critters have their photos taken.
  5. Upload your camera trap photos to WildTracker. Note that we currently only accept still images. Stickybeak, our AI model, will automatically filter out images without wildlife or with people, so you don’t need to worry about deleting these beforehand. Stickybeak will also do its best to identify the species in your photos.
  6. Review Stickybeak’s tags — accept or reject them as you see fit. If you’re unsure, refer a photo to an expert. Don’t worry about needing perfect ID skills; every tagged wombat is one less for us.
  7. Share your favourite wildlife photos with friends, family, and neighbours to spread the excitement of conservation. Invite other users to help tag or view the photos on your property account.
  8. Scientists at the Tasmanian Land Conservancy use the data you provide to better understand and protect wildlife. Our aim is to share a quality dataset with State and National biodiversity atlases.
  9. Repeat! The most valuable data comes from repeated surveys at the same site to track changes in wildlife communities. We especially encourage setting up cameras in areas where you might be undertaking habitat restoration efforts.
  10. Attend a WildTracker or Land for Wildlife event to learn more about the species living in your backyard and ways to support them.

People of all age groups can be involved in WildTracker. Camera trapping makes an excellent school holiday activity — think of it as fishing, but for mammals. You never know what you’ll catch! However, those under 18 will need an adult to join WildTracker and register a property first. Once that’s set up, they can invite young scientists as new users to get started.

For other ways to support the critical conservation work of the Tasmanian Land Conservancy, you can sign up as a volunteer or give a donation over at the TLC website.

Register your interest for WildTracker

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You can find your unique PID by visiting the State Growth website and searching for your property address. The property summary will display the PID.
Gardens for Wildlife encourages and recognises wildlife-friendly gardens and environmentally friendly practices in urban areas across Tasmania. Benefits include access to TLC workshops and events, newsletters covering a range of topics around private land conservation and, of course, the GFW sign to proudly display, showing your neighbours that you’re committed to supporting our native species.
Land for Wildlife is a free, voluntary program that supports and recognises private landowners committed to conservation-focused land management. TLC ecologists work with LFW members to develop tailored plans for protecting native flora and fauna on their properties. To qualify and earn the iconic LFW sign, your property must include at least 2 hectares of native vegetation or restored habitat.
The Midlands Conservation Partnership is a joint initiative of the TLC and Bush Heritage Australia. MCP provides financial incentives to Tasmanian farmers to protect nature, especially critically endangered lowland native grasslands. MCP ecologists provide evidence-based guidance to help farmers manage and care for their landscapes, with ongoing monitoring ensuring ecosystems are maintained or improved over time.
Conservation covenants are legal commitments, registered on the title of the land, that bind current and future owners in perpetuity to protect the natural values of the land. Conservation covenants have been created under a range of programs, some of which the TLC are a partner on. For example, the Swift Parrot Bruny Island Covenant Project.
We will use your information provided to set up your WildTracker profile which is stored securely. We will not share this information with others. For more information, check out the WildTracker Privacy Policy.