Some time back I learnt of this website called Project Noah.
Basically, users can upload photographs of organisms and people will help to
identify them. There are categories for animals, plants and even fungi. One of
the aims of the project is to reconnect people with nature and at the same time
use this opportunity of citizen science to aid research. To make it even more convenient,
it is also available as an app for Android and IOS. Using the app, the location
datawill be included to aid in identification. I personally have not tried the
app yet as it’s not in the Windows Store but I think this website is a great
blend between photography, science and outreach. If it is used well, the public
can learn a lot from it and maybe gain an interest in conservation issues.
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