Conservation utilizing Citizen Science

Citizen Science

Scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur (or nonprofessional) scientists is called citizen science.  This people powered research is made possible by hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the world.  That research results in new discoveries, data sets useful to the wider research community, and many publications.  

Safe Haven Animal Discovery Experience is excited to provide you with the chance to get involved in citizen science projects which are currently utilizing volunteers to collect their data sets.  It's a tangible way to volunteer your time to conservation efforts around the world, from your own home!  No experience is necessary to get started, but a desire to do a little animal research is helpful to get started and you'll be given the opportunity to learn lots along the way. 

We will be featuring different projects and giving updates on their completion, so check back often to help out!

Wildwatch Kenya

This project seeks to count, identify, and track giraffes, along with the other animals that share the habitat, in conservation field sites in Northern Kenya.  The data collected will help scientists better understand the behavior, movements, and population numbers of the wildlife found there.  

The "towers of the savannah", reticulated giraffes, are one of Africa's most iconic animals, and yet they are still little studied and not well understood.  Now that they've been classified as threatened, it's clear that more research and conservation efforts are required to keep them from becoming extinct.  

By joining this conservation team, your job is to help look through the tens of thousands of photographs taken by trail cameras placed in strategic spots throughout the conservation field sites.  The information gathered in the photographs will help save these magnificent animals.  Click the link below to get started today!  

Dr. Suess' "The Lorax"

This 1972 children's classic by Dr. Seuss is commonly recognized as a fable chronicling the plight of the environment.  It addresses the danger corporate greed poses to nature, using literary personifications to give life to major issues without being dull.    

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better.  It's not."  -Dr. Seuss