Collaborators: Nature Alberta, Greg Pohl
Final results for the 2024 Alberta Biodiversity Challenge have been tabulated! The annual bioblitz ran from June 13-16, compiling iNaturalist observations, and submissions from those days could be posted up until June 30, 2024. We then left the project open for identifications until July 31.
Overall, in Alberta we had 8995 observations of 1673 species, by 718 observers, identified by 664 volunteer identifiers. Top iNaturalist observers were @cindyleeanylukboisvert with 724 observations and @caterpillerlover with 318 species. Compared to last year, we had 800 more observations, 31 fewer species documented, and 49 more participants (combining observers and identifiers).
Similar to last year, metro-Edmonton won the Edmonton-Calgary rivalry for number of observations (3489) and species (894), but Calgary wins again this year for the overall participation, with 185 observers. Find out more details of the results at https://naturealberta.ca/2024-alberta-biodiversity-challenge-results/ and learn more about the annual Alberta Biodiversity Challenge by visiting https://naturealberta.ca/biodiversity-challenge/.
