Zambia - iNaturalist World Tour
We're in Zambia for the 81st stop on the iNaturalist World Tour - just across the Zambezi River from our stop in Zimbabwe yesterday. The top observer is @nicovr with observations clustered around the capital of Lusaka near other top observers such as @william6, @willvanniekerk, and @joachim. The second top observer, @salmonskyview, spent 1/2 year teaching in Zambia. There are clusters around some of Zambia's most famous National Parks such as @kovro near the Luangwa Valley and @pma near Kafue. Other top observers such as @violettederozier, @jakob, and @n_case_w have observations elsewhere in the country.
The number of observations per month has been growing since mid 2017. Interestingly, it has ticked down the last two months. Does anyone know why?
@nicovr is the top identifier as well as observer and leads in bird and mammal IDs. @cabintom, an amateur Lepidopterist based in northeastern DRC, leads in inset IDs. @n_case_w and @calebcam lead in plant and herp IDs. As with many African countries, @jakob, @ldacosta, and @johnnybirder are among the top identifiers.
What can we do to get more people in Zambia using iNaturalist? Please share your thoughts below or on this forum thread.
@nicovr @salmonskyview @violettederozier @william6 @willvanniekerk @jakob @kovro @cabintom @ldacosta @johnnybirder
We’ll be back tomorrow in the Democratic Republic of Congo!
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Cool! does anyone know what the big spike in january 2015 is?
My observations were made in and around www.inaturalist.org/places/kasanka-national-park, which is famous for its mega-colony of straw-coloured bats (Eidolon helvum). See a stunning BBC-clip here www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3R708CNPxg
@jakob visited ... 300 observations: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?created_d1=2015-01-01&created_d2=2015-01-31&place_id=7145&view=observers
Note that he did not visit during this period, just uploaded his observations to iNat ...
Kasanka is on my dream list to visit. Zambia is such an amazing country for nature.
I think the observation dip has to do with it being the end of the dry season. Yes, it is a good time to view mammals but it is challenging to see birds, reptiles, insects, and identify plants. I am so grateful for my time spent there as an educator and citizen scientist conservationist - especially all the ID help from my iNat community. Keep up the good work everyone!
NB - William6 and willvanniekerk are the same observer, I'm just suffering from a slight glitch in the inaturalist transfer process - so there's actually EVEN fewer people observing in Zambia. Good to know that I'm 2 of the top observers, though.
@william6 if you send an email to help@inaturalist.org explaining which username you'd like to keep we can help merge your two accounts. :-)
Thanks, @carrieseltzer, e-mail sent!
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