A Solar Eclipse Safari Ambassador is someone who helps others participate in Solar Eclipse Safari. As an Ambassador, your primary role will be to inspire and organize others to record the behavior of animals that they observe during the eclipse. You will be asked to participate in one of the several training events that we will be hosting between before the eclipse via Zoom to help you and your observers prepare. We will also provide you with resources for outreach and participation.

Who

4-H leaders, zoo employees, scout leaders, librarians, museum staff, or anyone who enjoys being outdoors or is interested in eclipses.

Where

Wherever you live or work where you can be outside and observe the animals around you.

When

Prior to April 8th, 2024 to recruit observers, then hopefully you will do your own animal observations during the eclipse too!

Why

There is so much unknown about animal behavior during solar eclipses. Since total eclipses are a rare occurrence, it is important that we gather data concerning animal behavior during the April 8th, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in the U.S. This is a fun and interesting activity to do during the eclipse and it definitely shouldn’t interfere with your experience of this exciting event. Rather, it should give you and your team something interesting to think about and hopefully everyone is excited to contribute to our understanding of how animals also experience this weird and wonderful event.

If you are interested in becoming an ambassador, register here and we’ll be in touch.

APPLY TO BE A SOLAR ECLIPSE SAFARI AMBASSADOR

If you have questions, please reach out to us at solareclipsesafari@ncsu.edu.

You can also participate in this study all on your own by following these steps for either collecting data during the eclipse on your own phone or tablet or print data collection sheets before the eclipse to fill out wherever you are.