Do you know these animals? City of Calgary wants your help to identify roaming wildlife

CALGARY (660 NEWS) – As many Calgarians are spending time indoors a large variety of wildlife has been spotted throughout the city.

Now, the City of Calgary needs your help to identify the animals.

Calgary Captured is a city-wide science program that has already installed 69 wildlife remote cameras in 17 parks across the city.

To date, the program has already taken in more than 200 images of various species of wildlife from coyotes, deer and even raccoons.

“Calgary Captured began as a way to address an existing data gap and an opportunity for Calgarians to actively participate in helping The City gather more information on wildlife in our urban environment. People can view, classify and chat about images, enhancing their knowledge of biodiversity in Calgary, all while helping with a critical step in data processing,” said Lynette Hiebert, Parks Ecologist with Calgary Parks.

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One nature conservationist said you should be surprised at the number of wildlife you’re seeing.

“I think the animals are always here and they’re always around but just our lives are slowing down and many of us are spending a lot more time at home or in our backyards, we’re just starting to notice these things a lot more,” said Carys Richards with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

“It’s spring, there’s animals returning in spring migration, there’s critters out and about.”

Richards added the lack of drivers on the roads is also a reason why more wildlife are venturing out.

“There’s been far fewer wildlife-vehicle collisions. Obviously, there’s not as many people driving around and this is good for both animals and people. There’s been a lot more safe animal crossings across busy highways.”

To participate in the program you can visit Zooniverse.org and search for Calgary Captured

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