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Anyone can become a citizen scientist - even experts! If you're excited about exploring new areas of conservation tech, contributing to projects, or developing and launching your own citizen science projects or apps, this is the group for you.

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Research opportunities in the Daintree World Heritage region of Far North Queensland, Australia

MICHAEL PARSONS

11 May 2022 2:31pm

Michael and Maria Parsons recently purchased a substantial 165 acre lot of land in Far North Queensland, Australia. Entirely covered by tropical rainforest, it is contiguous with the Daintree World Heritage Area and...

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Akiba

26 May 2022 4:51am

Hi @MICHAEL_PARSONS . I'm Akiba from FreakLabs and we specialize in wireless sensor networks for environmental monitoring. We're currently...
MICHAEL PARSONS

31 May 2022 1:44pm

Hi Akiba (& Jacinta),Many thanks for your kind message in reply to our suggestion for collaborations centered on our pending Daintree Nature Refuge. BTW, I have various...
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Citizen Science Conservation Apps for travelers?

John Probert

1 May 2017 4:34pm

Hi all,  What are some citizen science apps for travelers? Like, if there was someone going on vacation to some biodiversity hotspots, what kind of apps would be...

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Jessie Oliver

14 July 2021 11:18pm

Hi John,

iNaturalist is good for all taxa. If you have birders in the crowd, eBird. and if you have some who may not know birds but are keen to learn, check out Merlin ID. If anyone is keen to record audio of birds calling, they can then upload them via Xeno Canto. eBird and iNat apps also now accept audio, but be sure and check out all three in terms of audio exploration for what might grab the interest of groups most. I really enjoy exploring calls from others using Xeno Canto.

Cheers,

Jessie Oliver

 

Carly Batist

16 July 2021 3:43pm

I would check out the upcoming Key Conservation app! https://www.keyconservation.org/

It's in beta testing now with a group of restricted users but will be released fully soon.

charlesfsl

30 July 2021 4:19pm

If you're traveling with kids, consider https://www.ecoexplore.net. They can earn points and badges for their observations of plants, animals, insects, and fungi, and can trade points in for prizes. It's focused on North Carolina, but you can upload observations from anywhere. Good ones get syndicated to iNaturalist.

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Webinar: Bioacoustics and Engagement

Wildlife Acoustics

19 July 2021 12:00am

Join Wildlife Acoustics for their webinar, Super Hear-os: Engaging Everyday People Through the Science of Bioacoustics, this Thursday, July 22nd at 10 AM ET / 3 PM BST! At this event, four presenters will discuss how...

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Invitation to join the FIT community on WildLabs

Zoe Jewell

13 May 2020 4:59pm

Hi Citizen Science Group, My name is Zoe Jewell, I'm the co-founder of WildTrack. Our focus is on the non-invasive monitoring of endangered species, primarily using our...

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Jessie Oliver

14 July 2021 11:26pm

Hi Zoe,

This looks really interesting! Is the initiative on social media at all? I would like to share it with the Australian Citizen Science Association membership. Also, is there involvement in Australia? If on twitter, feel free to connect with me via @JessieLOliver

Cheers,

Jess

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Compelling Citizen Science Projects

Paul Glover-Kapfer

25 January 2017 3:55pm

Dear All, I am putting together a list of compelling research projects suitable for engaging citizen scientists from the comfort of their homes - think Zooniverse-type projects...

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Jessie Oliver

25 January 2017 9:29pm

Hi Paul,

I recommend you have a look at SciStarter and filter for online projects.

Also here in Australia we have:

DigiVol

Wildlife spotter

Galaxy Explorer

Weather detectives

Explore the sea floor

Trove

and others that are popping up all the time!

 

 

Jessie Oliver

14 July 2021 11:00pm

Hi Paul, 

I would be interested to see how your project turned out if there is a link to it anywhere? Also, in case it's of interest, UNEP and TED Ed developed the Earth School initiative, and one of the 30 interactive quests focused on citizen science (#26)! The citizen science quest, which I led the development of, included projects that could be done from home by design, being developed in response to COVID. https://ed.ted.com/earth-school

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Event: StreamingScience's #Tech4Wildlife Thursdays

StreamingScience

3 August 2020 12:00am

Join Conservation Technology Educator Andrew Schulz each Thursday at 7:00pm EST for #Tech4Wildlife Thursdays, a casual chat event with friends from the conservation tech community. Many of these chats will feature...

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Get To Know FIT

WILDLABS Team

6 May 2020 12:00am

We're excited to welcome the WildTrack FIT group to our community! Today, we'd like to introduce you to the Footprint Identification Technique (FIT) and share how you can incorporate this tracking method into your field...

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Competition: iWildCam 2020

WILDLABS Team

4 May 2020 12:00am

Want to compete in the iWildCam 2020 competition identifying species in camera trap images to support biodiversity monitoring efforts and automatic species classification model improvements? Because the Workshop on Fine...

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#FieldKit50: Earth Day Giveaway

Conservify

22 April 2020 12:00am

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this April 22nd, our friends at FieldKit are giving away 50 of their open source sensor stations! FieldKit believes that everyone, regardless of financial resources, should...

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Webinar: Citizen Science Online

SciStarter

26 March 2020 12:00am

Join WILDLABS community member Dr. Meredith Palmer from Snapshot Safari and other researchers from various disciplines in SciStarter's webinar, Citizen Science Online! Speakers will celebrate this April's Citizen...

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Competition: Plastic Data Challenge

Ellie Warren

3 March 2020 12:00am

Are you ready for the Plastic Data Challenge? This global contest wants your innovative ideas for improving the plastic waste management and recycling chain in South and Southeast Asia. Participants can consider...

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Hawai'i Conservation Conference

Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance

28 February 2020 12:00am

The Hawai'i Conservation Conference is accepting abstracts in several categories, including emerging technological advances in the conservation field. This is an exciting opportunity to present your latest research to...

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Tech In the Wild: Where technology meets conservation

Fauna & Flora

22 August 2019 12:00am

Join FFI on Wednesday 25 September for our AGM and a special presentation aiming to explore the range of tech projects we currently engage in, and a look to the future to see what technological advances could mean for...

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Citizen science conference

Harold Tay

31 January 2019 1:21am

Hi, I wonder if some here might be interested in this: https://www.citizenscience.org/association/conferences/citsci2019/  This will be held March 13-17 in...

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Muki Haklay

5 February 2019 11:42pm

I'll be there - there are several technology sessions that are planned for it...

Muki

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