Wild Metrics for local governments: prioritising areas and decisions on urban wildlife
Wild Metrics for local governments and environment and public health officers: a wildlife encounter map, risk forecast, documented interventions and indicators.
Who this page is for
For the political and technical staff of local governments and other local bodies responsible for the environment, public health, parks or security, who have to decide what to do when wildlife appears in streets, parks and housing estates. If you work in the field, there is a page for the wildlife service.
The problem it addresses
Wildlife information is usually spread across calls, contractors’ reports and complaints by email, and it is hard to tell which areas generate most encounters or what each action has cost.
Wild Metrics gathers it and focuses on recording encounters, not on counting animals, so you can decide with sound criteria and review the result.
Functions the technical team uses most
Situation dashboard. A glance at the period showing what is happening and where. Decisions with the picture in front of you.
Risk forecast. Which areas and parts of the day deserve attention in the coming days. Act before, not after.
Sensitive areas. Schools, parks or junctions, ranked by risk. You know which to deal with first.
Interventions. Every action by the service is logged, with its cost. Clear accounts with whoever provides the service.
Indicators and reports. Starting point, current situation and target in one table. Reports ready for the councillor’s office.
Users and data. Each profile sees what concerns it and data is shared with other departments. Order and reuse.
How it is used day to day
Each morning, a summary of what happened and of the day’s delicate areas. At the end of the period, the indicator dashboard is used to report to the councillor’s office or the plenary.
How it fits with the other profiles
A local government does not work alone: residents feed the system with reports, the wildlife service records what it does, and the Local Police, Civil Protection and regional coordination receive what concerns them. For an overview of the product, go back to the Wild Metrics home page.
Inside the Zoometrics suite
Wild Metrics is one of the five Zoometrics tools. Here is how they relate and where each one’s work ends.
Let us talk about your municipality
Tell us your case from the contact page and we will look together at how it would apply to your body.
Frequently asked questions
Do we need a wild boar census to start?
No. Wild Metrics starts from the reports, detections and interventions that already happen, not from a population figure.
How does it help justify a decision to the council or an auditor?
Every alert and intervention is recorded, and the indicator dashboard helps explain what was done and with what result.
What does each department see?
Each profile sees only what concerns it.
Can it connect to the city platform we already have?
Yes. Data can be shared with other departments through open formats common in city platforms.
What if we want to monitor another species besides wild boar?
Other species can be added to the tool itself.
How do I raise my municipality’s case?
Write to us from the contact page and tell us which wildlife concerns you. We will look at it together.