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Project uses locals to catalog Galapagos DNA

August 25, 2021

When researchers wanted to sample the genetic diversity of the Galapagos, they turned to locals who knew the islands well. Ordinary people gathered, prepared and processed tiny DNA samples of plants and animals in an …

Dana Kobilinsky

Noise and light have compounding impact on birds

July 29, 2021

Birds tend to stay away from people’s backyard when it’s noisy—and even more when there’s also artificial light around. People use feeders in their backyards to develop a closer connection with nature. In fact, Clinton …

Dana Kobilinsky

American public helps detect invasive pests

June 2, 2021

The American public is responsible for at least a quarter of new invasive pest detections, suggesting they could also play a large role in identifying invasive wildlife species. “I had no idea that the proportion …

Conservation News

Community science can steer wind farms away from eagles

April 22, 2021

As wind energy increases in the United States, researchers are looking for ways to protect birds that are at risk of dying from striking wind turbines. One way is through community science. In a new …

Dana Kobilinsky

Wild Cam: Community scientists help detect North Carolina wildlife

April 13, 2021

It’s impossible for researchers to be in many places at once, and sometimes spots on private land are off limits altogether. That’s where community scientists come in. In North Carolina, researchers usually gather data about …

Joshua Rapp Learn

Wild Cam: The strength and limitations of community science

April 1, 2021

How good are you at spotting a giraffe? While the world’s tallest land animals might seem difficult to miss, community scientists commonly fail to see and identify the yellow-spotted ungulates in trail camera images. “We …

Conservation News

WSB: Community scientists help researchers survey frogs

January 11, 2021

For years, many believed the mute coqui, a small endangered frog endemic to the Virgin Islands, was aptly named. On an island full of chirping tree frog species like the whistling coqui and the invasive …

Dana Kobilinsky

TWS2020: New app pinpoints feral cats

September 30, 2020

Right from your smart phone, you can help provide information about where feral cats are found to managers and conservationists trying to protect species that may be prey to the expansive, invasive species. “The cat …

Conservation News

Community science not yet enough for global bird counts

August 3, 2020

Community science may not yet be enough to help scientists determine bird population trends around the world. Past research has looked at how species’ population trends deduced from community science, including the use of citizen …

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