The goal of the Great Southern Bioblitz is to provide a platform for groups, associations and individuals to encourage engagement in citizen science across the southern hemisphere. Through the online platform iNaturalist, we hope to increase biodiversity awareness and encourage citizens to contribute to the understanding of where plants, animals and fungi occur in their distribution.

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All you need to do to contribute is to download the iNaturalist application to your handheld device or make an account on your computer and make observations over the collection period 28-31st October 2022. You will then need to upload to iNaturalist, you will have 14 days to upload and identify your observations (until 14th November). Please use your 'local node' to make observations.  Don't worry if you cant identify the organism just make sure you get some good clear photos or sounds (see below).  There will be a period to identify the observations following the "Bioblitz", just remember to level the ID at the highest level. Because iNaturalist is an emerging and popular nature apps, with artificial intelligence built in to help identify the biodiversity around you. The platform connects you with over 1, 200, 000 scientists and naturalists globally each with their own interests and skill level. Fortunately, the platform has many online resources to help you get to know your way around the system including those below.

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iNaturalist Video Tutorials

• Adding an Observation on a Mobile Device

• Adding on Observation via the Web

• How to Take Identifiable Photos

• How to Use the Identify Page

• Geotagging DSLR Photos in the Field

• Duplicating an Observation

• Adding a photo or sound to an Observation

• Exploring Observations on the Web

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We want to see photos of you all participating, these may be used in our promotions in future years. Please submit your photos via the link in the button.

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