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Organisation Details
University of Manchester Volunteering & Awards Team
Activity type: Animals, Environment and Gardening
Sub theme: Animals
Description of role: Founded in 1826, Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a global conservation charity with a mission to conserve the planet's wildlife and their habitats. With two Zoos, a renowned Institute of Zoology and over 50 conservation projects worldwide, ZSL uses ground-breaking science to fuel life-changing conservation. ZSL’s Instant Wild platform empowers you to take part in vital conservation work by bringing you live images and videos from amazing locations all around the world for you to identify.
You don’t need any special expertise to take part – help is provided in their handy Field Guides – simply sign up and start tagging the animals in the images. Your involvement will not only contribute to conservation but you’ll also get a window into the some of the world’s wildest places!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Motion triggered cameras are a crucial tool for monitoring animal populations and movements, and this information allows ZSL to develop methods for conserving them. As an animal moves past one of the Instant Wild cameras it will trigger, taking a photo which is immediately sent back to the app in real time for identification by you. Identifying thousands of images takes time but with your help we can identify even more species and help to protect them.
**NOTE: Due to the Christmas closure, during the period from 18th December to 4th January, please note that you can directly sign up on the Instant Wild website - https://instantwild.zsl.org/intro. Select a research project that you'd like to volunteer with and get started. Please keep record of the time taken and your evidence of volunteering and email this to us at volunteers@manchester.ac.uk. We will get back to you after 4th January to log your hours.**
You don’t need any special expertise to take part – help is provided in their handy Field Guides – simply sign up and start tagging the animals in the images. Your involvement will not only contribute to conservation but you’ll also get a window into the some of the world’s wildest places!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Motion triggered cameras are a crucial tool for monitoring animal populations and movements, and this information allows ZSL to develop methods for conserving them. As an animal moves past one of the Instant Wild cameras it will trigger, taking a photo which is immediately sent back to the app in real time for identification by you. Identifying thousands of images takes time but with your help we can identify even more species and help to protect them.
**NOTE: Due to the Christmas closure, during the period from 18th December to 4th January, please note that you can directly sign up on the Instant Wild website - https://instantwild.zsl.org/intro. Select a research project that you'd like to volunteer with and get started. Please keep record of the time taken and your evidence of volunteering and email this to us at volunteers@manchester.ac.uk. We will get back to you after 4th January to log your hours.**
Skills / qualities associated with the role: Practical Skills, Research
Are volunteer expenses available?: No
Duration of role: Ongoing / Long term
Opportunity times: Monday AM, Monday PM, Monday Evening, Tuesday AM, Tuesday PM, Tuesday Evening, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM, Wednesday Evening, Thursday AM, Thursday PM, Thursday Evening, Friday AM, Friday PM, Friday Evening, Saturday AM, Saturday PM, Saturday Evening, Sunday AM, Sunday PM, Sunday Evening
DBS required: Off
Can reasonable adjustments be made regarding additional needs?: Yes
Minimum hours commitment: This opportunity has no minimum hours commitment and can be completed in your own time.
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