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  • Citizen Science Am Heidjöchl

    Citizen Science Am Heidjöchl
    • Project lead: Andreas Baur
    • City of Vienna - District planning and zoning
    • Address: Rathausstraße 14-16, 1010 Wien
    • Telephone: +43676811888596
    • 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...

  • naturbeobachtung.at

    • Project lead: Gernot Neuwirth
    • "Naturschutzbund Österreich"
    • Address: Naturschutzbund Österreich Museumsplatz 2 5020 Salzburg
    • Telephone: (+43) 662 / 642909 - 20
    • 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...

  • 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")

    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
    • 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

    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
    • 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!

  • 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
    • 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...

  • Breeding bird monitoring

    Breeding bird monitoring 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

    Waterbird Census
    • Project lead: Norbert Teufelbauer
    • BirdLife Austria
    • Address: BirdLife Österreich Diefenbachgasse 35/1/6, A-1150 Wien
    • Telephone: +43 / 1 / 523 46 51
    • 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...

  • Vienna Kestrel

    • Project lead: Petra Sumasgutner
    • Konrad Lorenz Research Centre University of Vienna
    • Address: Fischerau 11 4645 Grünau/Almtal
    • Telephone: +43 660 2326888
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein. or on...

  • Blick ins Dickicht (A look into the undergrowth)

    Blick ins Dickicht (A look into the undergrowth)
    • Project lead: Claudia Kubista und Birgit Rotter
    • Wienerwald Forest Management Unit; Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve; Austrian Federal Forests, Donau-Auen National Park
    • Telephone: (+43 2231) 63341-7173
    • Topic: Animals
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, taking care, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.bundesforste.at/wienerwald/projekte/blick-ins-dickicht.html
    The “Blick ins Dickicht” project is dedicated to the search for the smallest native dormouse – the hazel dormouse. Until now, only very little has been known about this rare small animal. In order to learn more about its way of life and also how best protect it in working forests, evidence of hazel dormice is being sought in the Wienerwald forest and in the Donauauen national park. There are many different ways to participate here.Where are hazel dormice found?The hazel dormouse...

  • Crows in the Zoo (KraMobil)

    "Crows in the zoo" is a Citizen Science project of the Department for Behavioral and Cognitive Biology of the University of Vienna in cooperation with the Konrad Lorenz Research Center and the Zoo Vienna. The researchers aim to find out more about the species and subspecies of crows that use the zoo area. All visitors of the Zoo Vienna are welcome to join in and contribute collecting behavioural data by using an app developed for smartphones.As typical cultural followers...

  • City Nature Challenges in Austria

    • Project lead: Tanja Lumetsberger
    • Universität für Weiterbildung Krems
    • Address: Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Str. 30, 3500 Krems
    • Telephone: 004327328932344
    • Topic: Plants, Animals, Mushrooms
    • Activity: photography, identifying, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.citynaturechallenge.at
    Every observation counts!The City Nature Challenge (short: CNC) is an annual nature competition between regions that takes place in spring (usually at the end of April, beginning of May) and is held simultaneously in various cities and regions worldwide. On four consecutive days, people around the world document the diversity of wild animal, plant and fungi species in their region using photos and sound recordings and share them on iNaturalist. Together with others the observations are then...

  • COwLEARNING

    • Project lead: Marianne Penker
    • Institute for Sustainable Economic Development BOKU University
    • Address: Feistmantelstraße 4 1180 Wien
    • Telephone: 01 47654-73115
    • Topic: Food, Animals, Land use
    • Activity: observing
    • Participation: Closed participation
    • Project link: https://cowlearning.boku.ac.at/
    Breaking the blame game: COwLEARNING for sustainable beef and dairy supply Our society faces grand challenges, such as mitigating climate change and adapting to its consequences, ensuring a healthy diet and maintaining cultural landscapes with high biodiversity. A sustainable agri-food industry addresses these challenges. In Austria, with its high share of meadows and pastures, cattle husbandry is particularly important. Several aspects of dairy and beef supply are perceived as...

  • ABOL-BioBlitzes

    ABOL-BioBlitzes
    • Project lead: Nikolaus Szucsich
    • Austrian Barcode of Life – Koordination
    • Address: Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Burgring 7, A-1010 Wien, Österreich
    • Telephone: + 43 (1) 523 7302 135
    • Topic: Animals
    • Activity: identifying, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.abol.ac.at/en/homepage_en/
    The lack of sustainability in human activity is leading to the global destabilisation of our natural systems. The resulting biodiversity and climate crises require a transformation to an environmentally sustainable society. However, the expertise in the field of taxonomy required for this transformation is often only shared by a few experts. This leads to a bottleneck in biological species knowledge, where, depending on the group of organisms, often only a few citizen scientists have the...

  • Bumblebee Monitoring Austria

    • Project lead: Katharina Thierolf
    • BOKU University, Naturschutzbund Österreich
    • Address: Frauenlobstr. 24, 55118 Mainz, Deutschland
    • Telephone: 00491635995997
    • Topic: Plants, Animals, Land use
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.naturbeobachtung.at/platform/mo/nabeat-t/index.do
    Citizen science-based bumblebee monitoring is a pillar of the Austrian wild bee survey. Most wild bee species can only be distinguished under a microscope. The genus of bumblebees (Bombus) is an exception and can usually be distinguished at species level after a training phase in the field (see Gokcezade et al., 2010), so that not only professionals can help with the observation and recording of bumblebees. Bumblebee monitoring ties in with the already existing reporting platform...

  • DANUBE4all

    • Project lead: Helmut Habersack
    • BOKU University
    • Address: Am Brigittenauer Sporn 3
    • Telephone: +43 1 47654-81901, 81911
    • Topic: Plants, Animals, Economy, Land use, Geology, Traffic, Water, Waste, Living together
    • Activity: measuring, photography, counting, identifying, locating, rating, discussing, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.danube4allproject.eu/
    DANUBE4all is an EU project with the main task of developing a comprehensive action plan for the renaturation of river stretches in the Danube River Basin (DRB). To this end, a collaborative stakeholder process is being developed that actively incorporates the interests of citizens. The action plan is intended to contribute to the improvement of the ecological status, biodiversity and river connectivity of the Danube ecosystems and thus supports the EU mission OCEAN ‘Mission Healthy Oceans...

  • Butterfly Monitoring Austria

    • Project lead: Daniela Lehner
    • Austrian Butterfly Conservation
    • Address: Museumsplatz 1/Stiege 13, 1070 Wien
    • Telephone: 06702042347
    • Topic: Animals, Land use
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.abc-schmetterlinge.at/
    Many people in Austria feel that colorful butterflies are becoming increasingly rare. Unfortunately, this is also reflected in the European Grassland Butterfly Index, compiled by Butterfly Conservation Europe from datasets across the continent. Since 1990, typical grassland butterflies have declined by 36%.Since butterfly populations naturally fluctuate from year to year, only long-term standardized monitoring can determine whether numbers are increasing or decreasing. To enable this, the...

  • BIOM-Garten

    • Project lead: Claudia Meixner
    • GLOBAL 2000
    • Address: Neustiftgasse 36, 1070 Wien
    • Telephone: +4318125730
    • Topic: Animals
    • Activity: photography, counting, identifying, locating, observing
    • Participation: Open participation
    • Project link: https://www.artenzählen.at/
    Monitoring of Amphibians and Reptiles in Austrian GardensThe BIOM-Garten project invites people of all ages to look out for amphibians and reptiles in their gardens and report their observations. This will help to fill gaps in existing monitoring and implement better conservation measures for these endangered animals.What are the aims of the project?Amphibians and reptiles are among the most endangered animals in the world. In Austria, more than half of the 21 amphibian and 15 reptile...

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