by Matilda Meikle | Jun 27, 2024 | Environment, Technology
Conservation scientists are employing the power of artificial intelligence to count flamingo populations in Botswana. Experts from UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science have discovered a method of accurately counting hundreds of thousands of flamingos in Botswana using...
by Matilda Meikle | Feb 6, 2024 | Environment, Technology
FrogID has now recorded more than one million frogs. The citizen science platform, established back in 2017, is responsible for recording and identifying more than one million frogs around the country. This provides an excellent database for scientists and policy...
by The Lighthouse | Jan 9, 2024 | Environment
2023 marked the tenth annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count, which Professor Simon Griffith says highlights the important role citizen science projects play in our understanding of changes taking place in our world. The project is Australia’s largest single citizen...
by Matilda Meikle | Oct 24, 2023 | Environment
Bushfires have hindered the recovery of biodiversity in Australia, according to a new study from UNSW. Despite initial forecasting indicating that plant and animal species were resilient in the face of recent fires, research now suggests that the 2019-2020 Black...
by Matilda Meikle | Mar 15, 2023 | Environment
Thousands of native plants remain unphotographed across Australia, and it could be harming the environment. A new study conducted by UNSW and the Australian Institute of Botanical Science has revealed that almost 4000 Australian plant species remain unphotographed in...
