Even though citizen scientists may not be able to identify a species correctly, they can still make their attempt at identification, every data point is certified by our experts and then only the ones where we can identify the species go into the database.

John Losey

Categorized in : U.S.

We’ve gone from a really diverse complex of native species to a much less diverse complex, dominated by a few foreign cosmopolitan species, we are seeing that same trend worldwide.

Using this wider net cast by our citizen scientists, over the last 10 to 15 years, we’ve identified substantially more of the rare native species than has been identified through conventional science.