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Citizen Science

iSeeMammals is a new citizen science project of NYDEC and the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University that collects data to help researchers and DEC biologists study the distribution and size of the black bear population in New York.
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May 17 marked the official start of Snapshot Wisconsin, an unprecedented effort to capture in space and time the deer, bears, elk, coyotes, bobcats, badgers and any other wild animal that lumbers, hops, lopes or slithers across the Badger state. A collaboration of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), NASA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Snapshot Wisconsin aims to provide one of the richest and most comprehensive caches of wildlife data for any spot on our planet.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The "SeaBC" is a citizen science project coordinated by long-distance birdwatching sailors from around the world (www.birdingaboard.org). Reports are contributed to Cornell University's eBird database (www.ebird.org), so boaters' sightings become a resource for scientists and conservationists worldwide.
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The National Audubon Society invites researchers, birders and beachgoers across the Atlantic Coast to help track the movements and health of Piping Plovers by searching for and submitting observations of Piping Plovers with pink flags toBahamasPIPL@audubon.org.
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As osprey return to the Northern Hemisphere and begin to repair nests and reconnect with their mates, the Center for Conservation Biology's OspreyWatch program, now in its fourth year, is organizing citizen scientists to collect data and make observations about breeding osprey.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Anyone with an interest in birds, birding and the Wisconsin environment is encouraged to attend, learn more and join the volunteer force at the Wisconsin Breeding Bird Atlas II Kickoff Meeting Feb. 27 to March 1 at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Rothschild, Wis.
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