Tanzania - iNaturalist World Tour
We finish Week 6 of the iNaturalist World Tour in Tanzania. Here, @martingrimm is the top observer with observations clustered in an arch from the capital of Dar es Salaam south east to the Udzungwa mountains. Activity of most of the other top observers is centered around the two flagship protected areas Serengeti and Ngorongoro near the border with Kenya (e.g. @davidbygott, @wildnothos, @avocat, and @mikeloomis),
The number of observations per month began increasing in 2017 but seems to have leveled off for the time being around 1000 observations per month.
@jakob is the top identifier in Tanzania and also leads the insect category. While his research focuses on African bats his expertise extends to many groups of taxa across the African continent. @johnnybirder, a very keen birdwatcher originally from South Africa, leads the bird category. @ldacosta leads mammals. Thanks to many other top observers such as @calebcam, @maxallenm, and @marcoschmidtffm.
What can we do to get more people using iNaturalist in Tanzania? Are there any institutions we could collaborate with to try to get more Tanzanians and year-round residents involved? Please share your thoughts below or on this forum thread
@martingrimm @davidbygott @wildnothos @avocat @mikeloomis @jakob @johnnybirder @ldacosta @calebcam @maxallen
We’ll be back tomorrow with the Sweden!
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For my part, I would need time to go again. ;)
Congratulations @jakob for your participation in Africa ...a place we rarely visit...Now interesting !!!
I'm the top observer in Zanzibar? Nice. Great place.
I have about 9- invertebrate photos from Gombe National Park in Tanzania that I need help to Identify on iNaturalist. My user name is eric120. Will be posting a few at a time.
most seem to be done: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=grid&user_id=eric120&verifiable=any
I meant I have about 90 invertebrates not 9. I'll post them a few at a time...so it doesn't overload. I have been to Gombe 5 times and only seriously started photographing insects there. I am going back early 2021 perhaps during the rainy season. On my page I have 16 now and 3 have actually met the criteria of research grade....need help on th eothers….thank you.
Research Grade needs species IDs, and I will be surprized if you can get to genus for most of the Flies. There is a very good chance that some of these are undescribed ...
Very nice photos!!!
Yes I know about the research grades. I am very happy that most can described to Genus! And I can bet some haven't been described yet!
Just want to thank folks for looking at them! I am very happy with the folks and those that offer their suggestions and help on iNaturalist...will be posting more!
I am new here and appreciate everyone very much.
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