Over 13,000 observations and 2,700 species in just one month!
Great Job BioBlitzers!
With tremendous participation from more than 500 community members who contributed as observers or identifiers between June 25 and July 24, 2021, we documented over 13,000 observations spanning over 2,700 species in just a month. This bioblitz was an incredible experience!
Our goal was to safely document the biodiversity in South India during June/July to help us get familiar with plants, animals, and fungi in our very own backyards, gardens, or neighborhoods during this season. This activity, in turn, helps generate data that scientists can use in conservation and research and enables the creation of better field guides for naturalists.
We aimed high - over 5,000 observations covering a minimum of 1500 species. We not only met our goals but wildly exceeded them!
Hopefully, everyone had fun bioblitzing safely, and the event offered comfort and distraction through immersion in nature during the pandemic. Thank you all for this fantastic community work and for signing up to volunteer!
Take care of yourselves and stay safe!
Special shout-out to the following participants for their outstanding contributions to the 2021 South India Backyard Bioblitz!
Overall - most observations, species, plants, animals, and fungi: @hive
Overall - most observations (2nd): @navaneethsinigeorge
Overall - most species (2nd): @sreenivasan
Andaman and Nicobar - most observations and species: @neelam2
Andhra Pradesh - most observations and species: @rajabandi
Karnataka - most observations and species: @subbu107
Kerala - most observations and species: @hive
Tamil Nadu - most observations: @dhrish_krish
Tamil Nadu - most species: @paulmathi
Telangana - most observations: @odonut
Telangana - most species: @surabhi_srivastava_gaur
-Ashwin
