1 in 3 of the world’s ~8750 amphibian species are critically endangered or on the verge of extinction.
The AArk Species Assurance platform allowed zoos and conservation groups to coordinate rescue and science programs globally, pooling resources and focusing on critical species to leverage limited resources to bring species back from the brink. and helped them bring several at-risk species back from the brink of extinction.
Amazingly, in production almost 14 years, running on Ruby using the Padrino framework and despite time and traffic. Major upgrades happened in 2017 and the very end of 2022.
The app and program was a joint partnership between WAZA and the IUCN SSC.
Sunset in mid-2025.
I loved working on this. Seriously keen to do more work on wildlife, rewilding, or conservation projects. If you’re an NGO and found this via search and have some interesting projects or problems that need volunteer (or even full-time) help, email me.