Citizen Science Show

Mary Colwell is the Director of Curlew Action and chair of the curlew recovery partnership. She is the author of Curlew Moon, a campaigner and a former TV and Radio producer.More Informationhttps://www.curlewaction.org/https://open.spotify.com/show/0fk43VAUrwG9ukf31DHO2Q?si=46d5afb0381d484fContact the ShowWe are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.You can email us at: info@citizenscienceshow.com

Mitchell Harley is a coastal researcher and the creator of CoastSnap, an innovative Aussie idea to monitor changes and save the coastline Citizen scientists taking photographs using dedicated tripod cradles at beaches all across the world. More Informationhttps://www.coastsnap.com/Contact the ShowWe are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.You can email us at: info@citizenscienceshow.com

The pace of change in citizen science is exhilarating, and I’ve had the privilege of being at its forefront through my roles in the Australian Citizen Science Association and the Great Southern BioBlitz. With our upcoming conference, CitSciOz25, just around the corner, there’s a renewed sense of purpose and momentum in our work.Since the last major conference in November 2023, we’ve expanded our outreach with initiatives like citizen science corners for libraries and collaborations with groups monitoring the Great Barrier Reef. Internationally, we’ve contributed to the United Nations’ World Environment Situation Room and are preparing for potential participation in the UN Environmental Program’s next conference in NairobiMore Informationhttps://citizenscience.org.au/https://questagame.com/https://www.frogid.net.au/https://earthwatch.org/https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/https://observer.globe.gov/https://litterintelligence.org/https://openlittermap.com/https://www.snapsendsolve.com/https://scistarter.org/loss-of-the-nighthttps://citizenscience.org.au/citscioz25/https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/https://wesr.unep.org/article/citizen-sciencehttps://www.anecdata.org/projects/view/588/abouthttps://map.opensourcesoundscapes.org/view-areahttps://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2730-marine-metre-squaredhttps://www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au/projects/bioblitz/past-bioblitzes/bioblitz2024Contact the ShowWe are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.You can email us at: info@citizenscienceshow.com

Olly Pitt is a marine biologist and co-ordinator of the inaugural Pelicount 2025.She is a committee member of COAST rescue, which is the organisation focused on the Conservation of Australian Seabirds and Turtles, and also the host of Pelicount 2025. Pelicount 2025 is designed as a simple, national event: participants count pelicans for 15 minutes on July 6, 2025.The count aims to collect preliminary data on pelican populations across Australia, as existing research is limited due to their non-endangered status.The initiative includes email registration, a code of conduct, data sheets, and educational resources via webinars.To take part in Pelicount 2025 email pelicount.info@gmail.comMore Informationhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567242080891Contact the ShowWe are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events. You can email us at: info@citizenscienceshow.com

For our 100th episode of The Citizen Science Show Podcast, we brought together a group of passionate shark advocates to talk about an issue too few Australians know exists: our ongoing government-sponsored shark cull. Each of us has come to this work from different backgrounds—filmmaking, engineering, science communication—but we’re united by our dedication to the ocean and the species that call it home.So join our host, Ian (aka Captain Crackers), with special guests, Andre Borell, Ali Beikzadeh and Sarah Han-de-Beaux as we talk sharks. Also in the mix we have hosts Dani and Mark to add to the conversation.More Informationhttps://www.envoy.foundation/projects/envoy-shark-cullhttps://spotashark.com/Contact The Showinfo@citizenscienceshow.com

Sarah Han-de-Beaux is a hard working citizen scientist who is unlocking the mysteries of the ocean with her research on grey nurse sharks.Learning to dive at the age of fourteen, Sarah is a real lifetime SCUBA diver. Her journey led her to being an avid collector or shark historical photos. These images reveal shark migrations and the changes in habitats over time at dive sites along the east coast of NSW. More Informationhttps://spotashark.com/

Dr. Úna Fitzpatrick is the chief scientific officer at the National Biodiversity Data Centre of Ireland.She is the co-founder of the All Ireland Pollinator Plan, which is a conservation initiative to protect native pollinators across Ireland.In this episode Dani and Úna discuss the challenges of protecting habitats for native bees and how local initiatives, like the Tidy Towns competition, can help to build public support for helping native bees in Ireland. More informationhttps://pollinators.ie/https://biodiversityireland.ie/

Dr. Iain Kerr is a technology enthusiast with a love for innovation.Together with his team of whale trackers, he has forged the way and inspired many whale researchers by flying drones through whale spouts, dropping electronic tags on whales from drones and developing new ways to disentangle whales.More Informationhttps://whale.org/https://www.facebook.com/oceanalliance/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJIHb0hi1xMhttps://www.instagram.com/snotbot/

Those of you who have seen the documentary Follow The Rain, will be familiar with the Zombie Hunter, Donovan Teal. Donovan has since collected holotypes for sixteen new fungi species, and worked with scientists to describe them. He is a prolific photographer and champion of the little things :) More Informationhttps://earthlingcards.com/https://bsky.app/profile/earthlingcards.bsky.socialhttps://www.planetfungi.movie/