Victoria's bushfire emergency: Biodiversity response and recovery
| Goal |
Collate all the available species populations occurrence and density information in the areas impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires to better map and model baseline populations and record post fire recovery
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| Task |
Species identification or photography only. As part of the recovery operations we are prioritising important populations of critically impacted species. Once the fire ground has been declared safe, we will also need to know how species are recovering post fire
Victoria's current impact report and early priorisation assessment are available here: https://www.wildlife.vic.gov.au/home/biodiversity-bushfire-response-and-recovery
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| Description |
We are undertaking mapping and analysis of those species most impacted by Victoria’s recent bushfires. Thank you to everyone who has ever contributed records to the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas; it is your information that has helped inform our early assessments of what is at risk. Now we are asking for any more recent and up to date information as we begin the tasks of recovery. If you have past data not publicly available please share with us to help improve the baseline information, this can be done directly to the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (preferred), through ALA or iNaturalist. Going forward, once it is safe and the public restrictions are limited, we want to record how the biodiversity is recovering as well as were there are incursions of pest plants and animals. Read more |
| How to get started |
Submit your observations from anywhere within Victoria, specifically targeted at the areas immediately impacted by the bushfires |
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| Total expense | $0.00 |
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| Website | Victoria's bushfire emergency: Biodiversity response and recovery |
| Project Entry Updated | Mon Jul 22 18:05:55 2024 +0000 |
