3000 Observations and Going Strong!

This morning we kicked over 3,000 observations of nearly 740 species, mostly in just a little over 2 years! The awards go to:

1. Date observed
Limoniid Crane Fly by Phil Warburton
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/198373927 - philwarb
2. Date uploaded
Gum Leaf Skeletonizer by canbrou
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/198558609 - canbrou

These are 2 of some of the amazing insect life in the ERBG which remained largely undocumented until now. iNaturalist has enabled us to rapidly build our knoweldge base in this changing period since the 2019/20 fire, not only of the insects themselves but also their pollination activity. And there have been some exciting discoveries - three insects in our iNaturalist project have never been photographed in the wild before. And a fourth has not been seen in NSW for fifty five years.

But it doesnt stop there - a whole world of fungi has been opened up to us. Like insects, many of these cant be easily identified to species level from photographs alone, but we are certainly making a start. And while plants and other animals in the ERBG were largely known, we are now gaining a much better understanding of seasonal change and recovery since the fire.

Thank you to all our observers and identifiers, and keep up the great work - we all benefit from it!

Posted on 06 de fevereiro de 2024, 11:52 PM by teacay