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On This Day – November 12-13, 1833

The Leonid meteor storm lit up the night sky across the United States, astonishing those awake to witness as between 50,000 and 150,000 meteors fell each hour. Yale professor Denison Olmsted, eager to understand the phenomenon, wrote a letter to the New …Haven Daily Herald, asking the public for any information about what they saw. Responses poured in from across the country, allowing Olmsted to crowdsource eyewitness accounts to study the meteor storm. His findings, published in 1834, marked an early example of citizen science, as Olmsted used everyday descriptions to advance our understanding of meteors.

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Green Forester Moth (Adscita statices)

This shot is from way back in July and I honestly have no idea why I haven't posted it until now.. these have got to be some of my favorite native moths, their scales are just gorgeous!

📸: Fujifilm X-H2, Laowa 65mm f/2.8, flash with …#cygnustechdiffuser

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Any doctor who posts something like this has an Ego / Emotional Intelligence ratio of infinity ♾️. If someone cites a degree for THE reason they’re an authority… back away

P.S. This is no more or less true for the fact that it’s being posted by someone getting his second …doctoral degree from Harvard… but it does make it funny 😆

#citizenscience #futureofmedicine

The ever variable Mottled Umber 🍁 Swipe to the last picture ti see how different they can look. You may think it’s a male/female difference but with this species the females are actually flightless, living on tree trunks/fence posts.
A few species are like this, and can look like two …totally different moths…which makes IDs and absolute BLAST ✨ especially when you’re just starting out moth recording 😅 very beautiful moths though 🍁

Last weekend, 22 citizen scientists paddled along Takayna's rivers, surveying for endangered species like the Tasmanian Azure Kingfisher, that rely on waterways flowing through forests threatened by mining 🚣🏽‍♂️

Unlike its cousin from the mainland, the Tasmanian Azure …Kingfisher is becoming alarmingly rare, with Takayna as one of its last strongholds 📉 The reason behind its population decline remains unknown, and the government is knowingly leaving this species in a blind spot.

By documenting and monitoring threatened species in at-risk areas, we are campaigning for their protection.

🦅 Many eagles were sighted over the weekend, and a new nest was found that will need to be protected.

Get involved! Stay tuned for the dates of our upcoming 'Summer of Swifties' citizen science project to find and record Swift Parrots in forests that are threatened by logging.

📸 2 – 4 by Rob Blakers

#CitizenScience #Takayna #SwiftParrots

Step into the secretive world of badgers and get involved in #CitizenScience with Badger Trust!

Swipe to discover how you could become a #CitizenScientist without leaving the comfort of your own home 👉

You and your clan can help our vital State of the Badger project by simply… watching trail camera footage and telling us what you see.

HOW CAN YOU TAKE PART?
1. Sign up with our friends at MammalWeb.org (it's free!)
2. Choose our 'State of The Badger' project
3. Start watching our videos, telling us what animals you see in each of the short clips

💚 🦡 Grab your clan this autumn and become a #CitizenScientist – link in bio 👆

People of all ages and abilities will have a unique opportunity to witness the daily lives of these iconic, protected native mammals. As you watch these fascinating videos, you’ll see badgers playing, grooming, foraging, and even squabbling in their nightly routines. You might even spot other wildlife visitors!

It's a fun and easy way to get involved in citizen science.

WHY GET INVOLVED?
What you see will help us understand badger behaviour and contribute to our urgent research on population health after more than a decade of culling, and increasing threats from wildlife crime and development issues.

💚 🦡 Get involved today – link in bio 👆