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Citizen scientists help count Galapagos marine iguanas using drone images
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Citizen scientists help count Galapagos marine iguanas using drone images
Nearly 14,000 volunteers took part in the citizen science project Iguanas from Above, helping to count endangered Galapagos marine iguanas through an online survey—and in doing so, contributed to the preservation of this unique lizard species. Every aerial image of the iguana colonies captured by drones was reviewed by at least 20 independent participants—a total of more than 1.3 million inputs, explains campaign leader Dr. Amy MacLeod from Leip…
Almost 14,000 volunteers participated in the Citizen Science project "Iguanas from Above" in an online count of the endangered Galápagos lizard and thus contributed to the preservation of this iguana species. Each aerial image taken by the colonies of the animals with drones was checked by at least 20 independent persons – a total of over 1.3 million entries, as the campaign leader, [...] The post Galápagos lizards count for science first appear…
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