Great Southern Bioblitz 2024

Do you want to learn about native plants and animals in Glen Eira and participate in an international citizen science project to help scientists, schools and local communities protect local biodiversity?

It runs from Friday 20 September to Monday 23 September 2024 across the southern hemisphere. Glen Eira is one of 19 Melbourne councils taking part in the event.

It’s a great opportunity for southern hemisphere countries to document local plants, animals and other organisms and highlight local biodiversity to the world. It can also provide the opportunity to find new species and discover new facts about known species, such as observing them in places where they have never been recorded before.

Take part in the Great Southern Bioblitz

To get involved, simply:

• download the free iNaturalist App
• visit parks, streets and backyards over the four days and take photos or record the sounds of wildlife, plants, insects and fungi anywhere in the City of Glen Eira and
• share your observations via the iNaturalist App.

To download the iNaturalist App, visit inaturalist.ala.org.au

More information about the iNaturalist App

• watch this two-minute video on how to record nature observations with iNaturalist and see what others have spotted around Glen Eira.
• view this recording of an iNaturalist training webinar with Dr Luis Mata.
• watch this Beginners guide to using iNaturalist, hosted by an expert from iNaturalist.
• Visit the Great Southern Bioblitz 2024: Greater Melbourne and Great Southern Bioblitz 2024: Glen Eira · iNaturalist Australia (ala.org.au)  page on iNaturalist to see other observations that community members are making in our local area during the event.

For more information, visit www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org