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#CitizenScience allows Taronga & collaborators to collate valuable ecological data over scales that would be difficult to achieve through traditional methods. Another plus? It also means that you can get directly involved in Taronga #Science! #ScienceWeek

The #brushturkey project is a great example of this onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ae… Taronga's Dr John Martin & Dr Alicia Burns & their collaborators were finalists in the 2020 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Innovation in #CitizenScience. Go team! #ScienceWeek

While accolades are nice, significant ecological insights are the main outcome. These apps are a gift that keeps on giving, and recently Taronga joined forces with partners to combining them into an all new @BigCityBirds app.

Seen a #Cockatoo, #BrushTurkey, #Ibis, or #Corella? Report it on the @BigCityBirds1 app and help Taronga scientist @Wingtags understand their behaviour, movement, reproduction, distribution, and habitat use in suburbia. #UrbanEcology

#CitizenScience reports will help us understand how some species adapt to the challenges and opportunities of city life. Check out the @BigCityBirds app & be a part of Taronga Science: spotteron.com/bigcitybirds/i…

Help us learn about Beak & Feather Disease by reporting sightings of sick birds using the @BigCityBirds1 app

Help us learn about #FlyingFox deaths by reporting sightings using the @inaturalist app – we are keen to learn about the threats of electrocution & barbed wire