Wildlife Monitoring with Molecular Tools
Why White Otter Biotech?
White Otter Biotech was founded to strengthen wildlife monitoring through accurate, comprehensive, and non-invasive molecular apporaches. Today, we deliver standard commercial laboratory services while developing innovative tools that enhance field sampling and environmental analysis. Our solutions enable highly sensitive, cost-effective monitoring approaches that empowers local communities, industry partners, and policymakers with reliable, real-time data on wildlife presence and health. We provide molecular laboratory services and collaborate with partners to research and advance new molecular tools for wildlife monitoring.
We are driven by core values:
Integrity - generating transparent, reliable data that meet the highest scientific standards
Collaboration - working closely with partners and clients to deliver meaningful results
Innovation - developing new tools that advance monitoring technology and inform decisions
Empathy - respecting and understanding partners, communities, wildlife, and the environment
Technology
Environmental DNA (eDNA)
eDNA is genetic information that living organisms naturally shed into water, soil, air, and sediment, leaving behind a detectable molecular signature. By collecting and analyzing these samples in a molecular laboratory, we can identify species and track biodiversity non-invasively, enabling invasive species detection, endangered species assessments, and mapping species composition across different habitats. Learn more here
Environmental RNA (eRNA)
eRNA is genetic material transcribed from DNA and released into the environment by living organisms, persisting for a shorter time than eDNA. eRNA is collected alongside eDNA and analyzed in a molecular laboratory. With eRNA, we can more confidently detect species, distinguish living from inactive organisms, estimate population levels, and determine whether species are transient or resident in an area. Learn more here
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