COMMUNITY SCIENCE
Participate in conservation science in your community!
PROGRAMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
Amphibian Monitoring Program
Community scientists have joined Woodland Park Zoo to document native frog populations breeding in Snohomish and King counties. The more we learn, the better we can protect the vanishing wetlands of Washington.
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Carnivore Spotter
Woodland Park Zoo and Seattle University have launched the Seattle Urban Carnivore Project to explore how mammalian carnivores, such as coyotes, foxes, raccoons, bobcats, and even cougars and bears live and interact with people across urban and suburban areas in the Seattle region. We are working with our staff, volunteers and community partners to deploy camera traps in city and county parks across the Seattle regions. We have also launched our Carnivore Spotter website where you can record your local carnivore sightings and explore sightings throughout Seattle!
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(For the best experience, please use the Carnivore Spotter in Chrome or Firefox.)
Otter Spotter Community Science Initiative
Sentinels of Ecological Health
River otters are found in water systems all over Washington state. From 2016 to 2019, we asked for your help to spot them!
See the results
City Nature Challenge
Join us in a fun nature observation weekend
Woodland Park Zoo is thrilled to help mobilize people across the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area (all of Snohomish, King and Pierce counties) to join the City Nature Challenge – a nature observation event using the iNaturalist app. Help the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Area (including Everett, Seattle, Bellevue, Tacoma and any place within Snohomish, King and Pierce counties!) show the world how biodiverse our region is by making observations and identifications during the City Nature Challenge!
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