Clare Hawkins Curador

Unido: 03.dic.2014 Última actividad: 18.mar.2024 iNaturalist

I’m a threatened species zoologist based on the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Through the Bookend Trust, I’m exploring novel approaches to meet the challenges of monitoring and managing Tasmania’s threatened species: from eagles, to bitterns, to freshwater crayfish, to bats, and more... (Hopefully some plants too!). I’m specifically focussing on developing bomb-proof, enduring citizen science study designs for long term population monitoring. The aim is to design surveys that are fun for the public to do while also delivering reliable, useful information.

In collaboration with the local councils, we've helped pique people's interest in their local biodiversity and the fun of citizen science through our 'Extinction Matters' BioBlitzes, run on iNaturalist (Extinction Matters BioBlitz Hobart and Extinction Matters BioBlitz Latrobe in 2016, Extinction Matters BioBlitz Kingborough in 2017 and Don Reserve Extinction Matters BioBlitz in 2019). The Kelcey Tier Greenbelt Extinction Matters BioBlitz is on 20-21 October 2023.

In 2018 we established the NatureTrackers program, which currently comprises three threatened species monitoring projects, designed to run for the long term. Where? Where? Wedgie! monitors raptor populations (partly supported by an iNaturalist project), while Claws on the Line maps out burrowing crayfish populations (primarily through our iNaturalist project). CallTrackers involves deployment of acoustic recorders, which means that we can accumulate recordings of anything that makes sounds!

More info on these efforts here: https://naturetrackers.com.au/ and here: http://extinctionmatters.com.au/

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