Born Free is partnering with the British International Education Association’s 2019 International STEM* Youth Innovation Competition.

Officially launched at the Royal Institution in London today, the theme of this year’s competition is fighting extinction through technology. It aims to bring together and inspire educators and young people from around the world.

The use of technology in the protection of endangered wildlife has had mixed reviews from field conservationists, relating to both its value and impact. However, further consideration of how to harness emerging technology to enhance conservation efforts with the least impact on individual animals is needed. Effectively using technology to help protect and monitor wildlife populations could be the difference between extinction and survival for some of the world’s most threatened species.

Howard Jones, Born Free CEO, said: “Born Free is especially pleased to be involved with this event and partnering with BIEA. Both here at home, and around the world in the many nations that we carry out our work, we build upon the principle that education is key to co-existence between humans and wild animals, and is fundamentally important to sustainable futures.