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From backyards to remote mountain summits, anyone can contribute to VINS research when they become a citizen scientist. Data from the projects described below are used to monitor wildlife populations and forge conservation efforts. It's easy and fun...join us!

What is Citizen Science?
VINS scientists partner with volunteers to help answer research questions that require an army of observers. Volunteers, often people with little or no formal scientific training, are given the opportunity to learn about wildlife and pressing conservation issues, while scientists are able to answer questions over vast geographic and time scales.


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François Mélard    19 May 2008    08:36
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Requirements for citizen participations are well documented. Unfortunately the Citizen Science is just presented as a user of a tool made by others. They help collect data, but don't seem to participate to the way research questions are framed.

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