Putting ‘Citizen' in ‘Citizen Science': You Can Help Biodiversity!
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2014-02
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University of Cape Town. OpenUCT
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If you're interested in plants and animals, have a camera/camera phone and want to contribute to conservation efforts, you're in luck. You (yes, YOU!) can help scientists map the current locations of a wide variety of organisms in and around South Africa. Lots of energy and enthusiasm, but no experience or degree, required. The Animal Demography Unit (ADU), based in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT) works closely with members of the public to add to a growing database of flora and fauna locations. Through their many citizen science projects, anyone can contribute to this growing body of knowledge of where different African plants and animals can be found. Each project focuses on a specific group.
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Goodier, S. 2014-02. Putting ‘Citizen' in ‘Citizen Science': You Can Help Biodiversity!. Other. University of Cape Town. OpenUCT.