City Nature Challenge results!!
Hello all - We are so excited to share you with you the results - just in - on the global City Nature Challenge as well as our local Seattle-Tacoma results!
Seattle-Tacoma CNC results!
Observations: 16,395
Species: 1868
Observers: 895
Thanks to all of you and your efforts, we once again increased all of our numbers from last year - woohoo!
We will be working on a summary poster / infographic to share our results and some highlighted observations. When that it is complete, it will be posted on this page: https://www.zoo.org/conservation/naturechallenge
Global City Nature Challenge results:
The global organizers compiled each city's numbers as it became 9am, Monday May 6 for each location.
Here are the collective results:
Observations: 2,436,844
Species: 65,682+, including more than 3,940+ rare/endangered/threatened species
Observers: 83,528
Most-observed species globally: Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Here is an infographic of the global results
Thank you all again for your fantastic observations, your help with identifying one another's observations and for getting out there and connecting with nature and each other this year!
Cheers,
Katie on behalf of your local City Nature Challenge planning team: Woodland Park Zoo, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife's Habitat at Home Program, Green Tukwila / City of Tukwila, The Nature Conservancy in Washington, Washington Invasive Species Council, Washington State Department of Agriculture Pest Program
