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Citizen Science Am Heidjöchl

Project lead: Andreas Baur
City of Vienna - District planning and zoning
Address: Rathausstraße 14-16, 1010 Wien
Telephone: +43676811888596
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Topic: Plants, Animals, Land use, Living together
Activity: photography, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://mitgestalten.wien.gv.at/de-DE/projects/citizen-science-am-heidjochl

Surveying and experiencing biodiversity togetherOn the site of the future "Am Heidjöchl" district, the City of Vienna is working with experts and citizens to survey biodiversity over the course of a whole year. These findings will be incorporated into the design of the new district.What are the aims of the project?The fundamental planning objective of the project is to ensure that biodiversity in the new “Am Heidjöchl” district is higher than it is today in the area. In order to...

Roadkill

Project lead: Florian Heigl
Institute of Zoology, BOKU University
Address: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33 1180 Wien
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Topic: Animals, Land use, Traffic
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, discussing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://roadkill.at/en/
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In this citizen science project of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, we would like to create an overview of where animals are roadkilled and what reasons there might be for this.In the Roadkill project, we would like to cooperate with you in many ways, because citizen science means for us an active cooperation between research and society, in which everyone can contribute expertise and is highly valued. The collaboration is on a voluntary basis and can therefore...

naturbeobachtung.at

Project lead: Gernot Neuwirth
"Naturschutzbund Österreich"
Address: Naturschutzbund Österreich Museumsplatz 2 5020 Salzburg
Telephone: (+43) 662 / 642909 - 20
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Topic: Plants, Animals, Mushrooms
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, discussing, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.naturbeobachtung.at/platform/mo/nabeat/index.do
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Since 2006, a wide variety of nature observations can be reported on naturbeobachtung.at. Specially designed reporting masks for various groups of animals, plants and fungi allow detailed entries. The reporters can, as far as possible, identify their observations taxonomically or report them as "undetermined species". The latter can then be subsequently identified by the community. Optionally, more precise reports are possible, e. g. with weather data or a detailed description of the site...

Protecting Wildlife in Buildings in Vienna

Project lead: Ferdinand Schmeller
Stadt Wien - Umweltschutz
Address: 1200 Wien, Dresdner Straße 45
Telephone: +43 676 8118 73547
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.wien.gv.at/umweltschutz/naturschutz/gebaeudebrueter.html

A project of the Viennese environmental protection departmentIn spring (from early April), there's no doubt: the first swallows and swifts have returned from Africa to breed in Vienna. Other species, like house sparrow and jackdaw, have spent the winter with us and have already occupied their breeding places.House Martin building a nest © Ferdinand SchmellerAll these species build their nests almost exclusively on houses, mostly under the cornice or hidden in niches and holes on the...

"Stunde der Wintervögel" - An hour for winter birds

Project lead: Evelyn Hofer
BirdLife Austria
Address: BirdLife Österreich Diefenbachgasse 35/1/6, A-1150 Wien
Telephone: +43 (0) 660 922 58 68
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Topic: Animals
Activity: measuring, identifying, locating, observing, Offline participation
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.birdlife.at/page/stunde-der-wintervoegel

The Austrian wide winter bird count of BirdLife AustriaEvery year, the bird conservation organisation BirdLife Austria hosts the "Hour of Winter Birds", the Austrian winter bird count. All nature lovers are invited to count birds for one hour on the days around January 6th. All participants actively contribute to bird research with their personal count results.Anyone can take part even without much prior knowledge in bird identification. The campaign focuses on the most common and...

Ural owl

Project lead: RIchard Zink
Vetmeduni Vienna
Address: Field office Seebarn: Hauptstraße 68, 3438 Seebarn am Wagram Vetmeduni: Savoyenstraße 1a, 1160 Wien
Telephone: 01-25077-7211
Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, taking care, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://habichtskauz.at/

Ural owl resettlementThe resettlement of the Ural owl is led by a team of researchers headed by ornithologist Richard Zink at the Austrian Ornithological Centre at "Vetmeduni" Vienna. The goal is the "Come Back" of the big owl into the forests of Austria. A new occurrence in the alps creates an essential link between the populations south (Slovenia, Italy) and north (Germany, Czech Republic) of the Alpine republic. Individual owls migrating between these populations ensure gene flow...

StadtWildTiere Vienna ("UrbanWildAnimals")

Project lead: Richard Zink
Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur
Address: Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur Trautbach 22 3491 Elsarn im Strassertal Vetmeduni Vienna: Savoyenstraße 1a, 1160 Wien
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Topic: Animals, Land use
Activity: photography, counting, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://stadtwildtiere.at/
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Have you ever seen a sparrow hawk in Vienna? Did a badger cross your path on your way home at night? Or do you have swallow nests at your housing complex? We are interested in your observations in Austrian cities!The project works specifically in urban areas. With the help of Austrian city dwellers we want to get an overview of the distribution and way of life of mammals and birds in urban areas. We hope to obtain a broad data base based on sighting reports in order to better...

Wild Neighbours

Project lead: Richard Zink
Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur
Address: Verein Entdecke und Bewahre Natur Trautbach 22 3491 Elsarn im Strassertal Vetmeduni: Savoyenstraße 1a, 1160 Wien
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Topic: Animals, Land use
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://wildenachbarn.at/

Are swallows nesting at your house or in your stable? Have you seen a badger in the middle of town? Or do you regularly observe a kestrel in your garden? We are interested in your observations in rural settlement areas!

GeoMaus

Project lead: Stefan & Christine Resch
apodemus
Address: Marktstraße 51, A–8967 Haus im Ennstal
Telephone: +43 680 40 12 338
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://kleinsaeuger.at/geomaus/

The project “GeoMaus” collects information about the distribution of small mammals in Austria, Germany and in Switzerland. Nature enthusiasts are invited to report their observations to learn more about the occurrence of small mammals. Two identification keys (text key and decision tree), information on trace images and on the appearance, biology and way of life of the species will help. The report is made using a form through which the required data such as species, location, date...

Nature conservation monitoring

Project lead: Barbara Steurer
"Österreichisches Kuratorium für Landtechnik und Landentwicklung" (ÖKL)
Address: Gußhausstraße 6, 1040 Wien, Austria
Telephone: +43 (0)1/5051891-17
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Topic: Plants, Animals, Land use
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, taking care, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.naturschutzmonitoring.at/

We take care of our meadows and alpine pastures!For more than a decade, hundreds of farmers have been saying "We look at our meadows and alpine pastures!".The regular observations of the more than 700 participants impressively show that on more than 80 % of the monitoring plots in extensive grassland the number of individuals of the species observed has remained the same or even increased.By observing the animals and plants every year, the perspective with which the farmers perceive their...

Viel-Falter: Butterfly Monitoring

Project lead: Johannes Rüdisser
Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck
Address: Sternwartestr. 15, 6020 Innsbruck
Telephone: 0512/507/51617
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Topic: Animals, Land use
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://viel-falter.at/monitoring-en/

In Viel-Falter: Butterfly Monitoring volunteers, together with researchers from the Department of Ecology of the University of Innsbruck, observe, identify and count butterflies. The aim is to build up and establish an Austria-wide systematic butterfly monitoring.Butterflies are an excellent indicator group for the ecologically extremely important animal group of insects. They react quickly and sensitively to habitat and environmental changes. Butterflies are also excellent...

Butterflies of Austria

Project lead: Ines Lemberger
Blühendes Österreich – BILLA gemeinnützige Privatstiftung
Address: Blühendes Österreich BILLA gemeinnützige Privatstiftung Schottenring 16/3. Stock c/o Haus der Philanthropie 1010 Wien
Telephone: +43-1/361 97 300
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://schmetterlingsapp.at/
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App for the scientific recording of Austrian butterfliesOn behalf of Blühendes Österreich - BILLA gemeinnützige Privatstiftunga, butterfly expert Peter Huemer published a report on the dramatic state of the butterfly fauna in May 2016. In Europe, their number had fallen by half since 1990 and over 50 percent of Austria’s butterflies are acutely threatened with extinction according to the Red Lists. Butterfly habitats have been massively restricted by agricultural intensification, increasing...

Golden jackal

Project lead: Dr. Jennifer Hatlauf
Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management (IWJ) BOKU University
Address: Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Wien
Telephone: +43 (650) 500 21 58
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, identifying, locating
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.goldschakal.at/

The golden jackal (Canis aureus) was not considered native in Austria, until the first golden jackal discovery was made in 1987, followed by sporadic records scattered over several federal states and in 2007 the first reproduction record was documented in the National Park "Neusiedler See-Seewinkel". Since then, rumours about camera trap pictures, fallow deer and one or two sightings have led to the assumption that these secretly living animals are present in some areas of Austria...

Herpetofauna

Project lead: Silke Schweiger
Herpetologische Sammlung Naturhistorisches Museum
Address: Burgring 7, 1010 Wien
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/forschung/1_zoologie_wirbeltiere/herpetologische_sammlung/mitmachen/amphibien_und_reptilien_in_oesterreich_unter_beobachtung

Amphibians and reptiles under observation in AustriaImportance and evaluability of databases increase with the extent, the precision and the currency of the data stored.The Natural History Museum Vienna, one of the largest non-university research institutions in Austria, houses more than 30 million objects from the fields of biology, earth sciences and human sciences. Since 1982, the Amphibian and Reptile Collection has also been collecting data on the historical and recent...

Breeding bird monitoring

Project lead: Norbert Teufelbauer
BirdLife Austria
Address: BirdLife Österreich Diefenbachgasse 35/1/6, A-1150 Wien
Telephone: +43 / 1 / 523 46 51
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.birdlife.at/vogelschutz/forschung-und-monitoring/monitoring-der-brutvoegel-oesterreichs/

Annual countsThis advanced citizen science project requires knowledge of the common native breeding bird species and participation over several years. Twice a year, the participants count all birds seen and heard at fixed points. The total of all counts is then used to calculate population trends. The available data is currently sufficient to determine meaningful trends for about 90 bird species – from 1998 onwards. Sadly, the results show how important it is to monitor our breeding bird...

Waterbird Census

Project lead: Norbert Teufelbauer
BirdLife Austria
Address: BirdLife Österreich Diefenbachgasse 35/1/6, A-1150 Wien
Telephone: +43 / 1 / 523 46 51
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.birdlife.at/vogelschutz/forschung-und-monitoring/wasservogelzaehlung/

Citizen Science with a long traditionThe first water bird counts in Austria took place as early as the 1950s. In the following years, the number of counts was gradually increased, and from 1970 onwards Austria-wide surveys have been carried out. This makes the waterbird census one of the longest running citizen science projects of BirdLife Austria. The censuses are carried out by volunteers between one and five times per winter (depending on the province) at defined river sections.Decline in...

ornitho.at

Project lead: Norbert Teufelbauer
BirdLife Austria
Address: BirdLife Österreich Diefenbachgasse 35/1/6, A-1150 Wien
Telephone: +43 / 1 / 523 46 51
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Topic: Animals
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.ornitho.at/
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Important groundwork for bird protectionThe association BirdLife Austria has been researching and protecting the native avifauna for over 50 years. Citizen science has always been an essential basis of this work, as BirdLife's expertise is based on decades of collecting bird records. In the past, observations were recorded on paper slips, today www.ornitho.at is a modern and simple way to report bird observations.Many functionalitiesWith the platform ornitho.at you can not only report...

Vienna Kestrel

Project lead: Petra Sumasgutner
Konrad Lorenz Research Centre University of Vienna
Address: Fischerau 11 4645 Grünau/Almtal
Telephone: +43 660 2326888
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, identifying, locating, observing, Offline participation
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.facebook.com/TurmfalkenprojektWien/

The kestrel is the most common raptor in the city of Vienna. Since 2010, the "Vienna Kestrel Project" has been investigating how these falcons have adapted to city life. A key component of our research is knowledge about nest locations which allow us to access broods for further investigation. The Vienna Kestrel Project was initiated by Dr. Petra Sumasgutner and Priv.-Doz. Dr. Anita Gamauf as a cooperation between the University of Vienna and the Natural History Museum (Bird Collection)...

Kremser scorpion

Project lead: Martin Scheuch
University College for Agrarian and environmental pedagogy
Address: Angermayergasse 1, 1130 Wien
Telephone: 0699/11466566
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Topic: Animals, History
Activity: identifying, observing
Participation: Open participation

Participatory exploration of the "Kremser scorpion” (Euscorpius tergestinus) with school students"Triestino scorpion" (Euscorpius tergestinus - still listed as E. carpathicus in the Red List of NÖ), which are threatened with extinction in Lower Austria, exists as an archaeozoon in Krems. This population is an isolated north-eastern outpost of the distribution area. Since 2019, sightings of these animals have been collected together with students of the BRG Krems Ringstraße 33, a UNESCO...

BeeRadar

Project lead: Julia Lanner
Institute of Zoology, BOKU University
Address: Department of Ecology Technikerstrasse 25 6020 Innsbruck
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Topic: Animals
Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
Participation: Open participation
Project link: https://www.beeradar.info

We are tracing the Sculptured Resin Bee!Home of the Sculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis, Smith 1853) is far away in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan. In 2008, the Sculptured Resin Bee was discovered in southern France as the first introduced wild bee species in Europe. Since then, the bee has been particularly active and dispersed rapidly throughout Europe. Together, we track down the Sculptured Resin Bee in Austria. Report your observations via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on...