your wild
it started with a
roadtrip
01 . I N SP I R AT I O N 04. ECO CROWDSOURCING 0 5 . I N T R O DU C I N G FAUNA 0 6 . M I S SI O N S TAT E M E N T 0 7. F I LT E R S 0 8 . F E AT URE S 0 9 . T H E S T O RY 1 1 . T H E I N T E R FA C E 01
I went on alot of interesting summer vacations when I was younger. To Flin Flon, Manitoba where the sewage runs above the streets because it sits on the Canadian Shield. To Salt Spring Island where retired hippies make houses out of glass bottles. For each trip, we packed the four us, our dog, and the kitchen sink into the truck and trailer and head out. I guess my mom and dad thought spending 8 hours in the backseat of a pickup truck would make my brother and I eventually get along. My parents were also the kind to disallow any sor t of technology in the car, which later we found out was probably a good idea as it turns out I get incredibly car-sick. No gameboys, no movies, no video games, basically nothing “fun” as my young self has thought for a ver y long time.
I would pass the time either taking pictures of my brother sleeping (he’ll get married one day hopefully), or looking for wildlife. We went to British Columbia and nor thern Saskatchewan often and we would always keep track of the animals that we saw; what kind they were, how many and so on. We never recorded anything legitimately, but I come from a ver y competitive family and even though it wasn’t really a competition, there was still some kind of tally involved. Someone would shout “DEER” or “MOOSE,” my brother jolted awake, my mom screamed for the camera and my dad tried to slow our truck-and-trailer down. No matter how many times we saw a deer or an eagle, it was still always an exciting moment, to see an animal existing somewhere outside of a zoo or a con-
trolled environment. it could be a family of fox (one of which came up to our car-door with a dead rat in it’s mouth), a pair of moose strolling through the middle of town in Waskesiu or a troupe of Big Horn Sheep making it ver y difficult for weekend travellers to get to their vacation homes and crack open a cold one. Fast-for ward a couple years and even though my parents have allowed a Nintendo DS to pass their threshold, I still find myself staring out the window like I’ve always done. It would of been nice to call out something rather than “BIRD” if I saw something flapping it’s wings, or “SNAKE” if something was slithering across the road. Canada is home to thousands of fascinating species, and I prob-
ably know the actual names to about 5 of them, I didnt know that apparently there are 14 other types of woodpeckers than the one boring a hole through my house at the moment. My Dad has another name for it, but I highly doubt it would pass in any scientific literature. Often, while tr ying to figure out information on a cer tain species, I become frustrated with the abundance of text-based encyclopedias or databases. I usually end up typing “large, brown, annoying and loud bird with long wings and large feet” into a search engine and hoping for the best. You’d be surprised how often the Looney Tunes roadrunner rears it’s ugly head. All mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, lizards and inver tibrates can
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be seperated into nice and neat groups depending on different characteristics. Take our winged friends for example. Birds can be grouped into many dynamic categories depending on their physical characteristics; beaks (cracker, shredder etc ), feet (grasper, perch etc), plumage, size, habitat, diet, colour etc. This is the same with mammals, fish, amphibians, lizards & inver tibrates. Even categorizing into colour groups could be the difference between calling something a Nor thern Flicker or a W illiamson’s Sapsucker. It also depends on which area of Canada you find yourself in. You don’t find Atlantic Puffins perched in trees in the Boreal
Forest just like you don’t find Dall’s Porpoises swimming in Moraine Lake. Different species are native to different regions of the countr y. Animal identification can be simplified and it doesn’t have to be a monopoly of bird-watchers, scientist and biology students. There is a desire to learn and discover that exists within ever yone.
ecoCROWDSOURCING We live in an age where the idea of crowdsourcing has become mainstream. People asking other people for suppor t of their ideas; financially or not, it seems easier to ask the inter webs for money than a large man in an expensive italian suit. So, why not have a crowdsourcing research app?
Ecological researchers spend weeks in the field tracking animal movements, plotting habitats and other behaviour in order to make recommendations and develop plans for wildlife conser vation. In 2011 the London Zoological Society developed an app that utilized the public domain to identifiy animal species that
appeared on their motion capture cameras in countries around the world. Researchers are able to collect their information many times faster than it would take them if they were to sift through the footage themselves. The idea is to have a non-financial based crowdsourcing application. An app that utilizes public knowledge to track, identify and list species that they have witnessed in the Canadian wild. The data is sent to the appropriate researchers and they are able to get a national snapshot of the animal situation.
CROWDSOURCING: obtain (information or input into a particular task or project) by enlisting the services of a number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the Internet.
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welcome to your wild
Regis t e r y o u r si g h t i n g , d i sc o ve r n e w s pe c ie s & re co rd y ou r e xp e r i e n c e s . FAUNA Ca na da i s a re se a rc h c ro wd -
FAU N A re du c e s th e oc c u re n c e of
so urcin g w i l d l i f e s po t t i n g a p p l i c a t i o n
“ to u ri s t hu n ti n g� by on l y re l e as i n g
f o r the i Pa d a nd i Pa d M i n i .
t h e l o c ati on of an i m al s i gh ti n gs to a s s o c i a te d re s e arc h e rs i n th e f i e l d.
A n inte ra cti v e i nter f a c e t h a t a l l o ws
I n fo rm a ti on avai l abl e to th e ge n e ral
the use r to ex pe r i enc e t h e Ca n a d i a n
p u b li c c an on l y vi e w a ge n e ral are a
wild in a w a y th a t i s b o t h n o n - i n t ru -
o r h a b i t a t vi e w of th e an i m al i n qu e s -
sive an d eco -f r i e n dl y.
tion.
Users ca n reg i s te r a si g h t i n g a n d track th e i r w i l d ex pe ri e n c e s t h ro u g h severa l u n i qu e f e a tu re s t h a t a re i m plemen te d i n FAU NA . FAUNA a l s o ex i s ts a s a vi s u a l - b a s e d encycl o pedi a o f th e Ca n a d i a n e c o system w h e re u s er s c a n d i s c o ve r new sp eci es ev e r y d a y.
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mammals
17 e n d a n g e r e d 12 t h r e a t e n e d 14 s p e c i a l c o n c e r n
birds
22 e n d a n g e r e d 12 t h r e a t e n e d 16 s p e c i a l c o n c e r n
reptiles
8 endangered 13 t h r e a t e n e d 7 spe cial concern
amphibians
6 endangered 5 t h re at e ne d 7 spe cial concern
fish
17 e n d a n g e r e d 13 t h r e a t e n e d 14 s p e c i a l c o n c e r n
invertibrates
THE CYCLE OF NATURE MEANS RESTORING EQUILIBRIUM
25 e n d a n g e r e d 5 t h re at e ne d 3 spe cial concern
humans have to do it.
FAUNA re f er s to the u s e r ’s wi l d l i fe sp o t t i n g h i stor y as their “wi l d.” I t’s thei r s, i t ’s wh a t t h e y h a v e ex p e ri e n c e d, just like th e w i l dl i f e o f Ca n a d a i s t h e i r ’s to h e l p an d protect. T h e pre s er v a ti on a n d fu t u re o f b i o d i ve rs i t y is in ou r hands. The u s er ha s a se n se o f o wn e rsh i p , t h e wildlif e d o esn’ t j u s t ex i s t, i t i s a p a r t o f t h e wo rl d t h a t w e liv e in . Resea rcher s w o r k ti re l e ssl y i n c o n se r v a t i o n e ffo r ts around th e co untr y e ve r y d a y. T h e y c o l l e c t d a t a, c ollate reso urc e s , m o n i to r a n i m a l p o p u l a t i o n s a n d b e h av iou r. among s t ma n y o th e r t h i n g s . Co nse r v a ti o n i s a n i ssu e t h a t a ffe c t s u s ri g h t n ow. T h e re are cu r rentl y 95 s pe c i e s o n Ca n a d a ’s e n d a n g e red list with mo re be i n g co n s i d e re d a n d re v i e we d e v e r y day. FAUNA a ddre s s e s th e se i ssu e s i n d i ffe re n t wa ys. I t ru n s of f o f a da ta ba s e o f e v e r y si n g l e a n i m a l t h a t i s n ativ e to Can a da . S pe c i e s a re fu n n e l l e d t h ro u g h h u n d re ds of d if f ere n t f i l te r s ba s e d o n a wo rl d wi d e st a n d a rd of an im al character i s ti cs a s w e l l a s d i ffe re n t re g i o n s o o f Can ada. W ith s ta tu s a n d i nf o rm a t i o n u p d a te d re g u l a rl y, FAUN A p rovid es a n a c c u ra te a n d u p - to - d a te re g i ste r y o f Can ad a’s w i l dl i f e .
FILTERS general
cordillian region
COLOUR HABITAT DIET SIZE
interior plains st. lawrence lowlands appalachian region hudson bay lowlwands
specific
mammals
physiographic
ANIMALS
REGION
Belo w i s o utl i ned th e m a j o ri t y o f t h e fi l te rs t h a t FAUN A u se s to organ ize an im als in th e re gistr y.
canadian shield
fur ears nose walk etc
beak
innuitian region
feet
birds
arctic lowlands
forest
plumage wing-type
acadian aspen parkland carolinian coast columbian
scales
reptiles
boreal
feet tail fangs
taiga
ecozones
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arctic cordiliera northern arctic southern arctic taiga plains taiga shield boreal shield atlantic maritime mixedwoodplains boreal plains prairies taiga cordilliera boreal cordilliera pacific maritime montaine cordillira hudson plians
eyes feet jump skin
fin
fish
subalpine
tail scales teeth
invertibrates
montaine
amphibians
great lakes
wings legs shell eyes
FEATU RES DASHBOARD A f ter lo g g i n g i n, the d a sh b o a rd i s
r y. T h e righ t side of th e sc re e n is
I f th e n e e d arise s to identi fy an
landing pa g e o f th e i n te r fa c e . B a s e d
re s e r v e d f or re gion -spe c if ic in f orm a-
an im al, th e u se r u tlize s the bottom
o n either s e l f -i n pu tte d o r GP S l o c a -
t i o n . I n form ation on th e n u m be r of
por tion of th e in te r f ac e . Thi s bottom
tio n in f o r m a ti o n , th e l a n d i n g p a g e
n a t i ve s pe c ie s, ph y siograph ic re gion ,
por tion is th e an im al qui ck-vi ew. B y
varies dependi ng o n t h e u s e r ’s l o c a -
fo re st re gion an d e c ozon e c an be
tappin g e ith e r c lass, th e us er i s di -
tio n wi thi n Ca na da .
fo u n d h e re .
re c te d to th at se c tion of the regi s tr y. P ic tu re s on th e bu tton s are accurate
This lo ca ti o n di c ta te s t h e i n fo rm a t i o n
T h e u se r c an tap e ac h box to disc ov -
to th e re gion an d v ar y day-to-day.
primari l y di s pl a y ed. Fo r exa m p l e ,
e r m o re in f orm ation . By tappin g th e
T h is is to f oste r an e n v ironment that
if you a re i n s o uther n A l b e r t a , t h e
n a t i ve s pe c ie s por tion , th e u se r is
e n c ou rage s disc ov e r y. If you s ee the
dashb o a rd i s no t g o i n g to s h o w a
t a ke n to an in te r f ac e with an in te rac -
sam e pic tu re e v e r y day under the
picture o f a n Atl a n ti c Pu ffi n o n t h e
t i ve , d a ta v isu alization base d sn ap
“ I n v e r tibrate ” bu tton , y ou’l l get us ed
bird bu tto n , i t m a y sh o w a B u rro wi n g
sh o t o f in dige n ou s spe c ie s, se pe r-
to it. By ke e pin g a dy n a mi c envi ron-
O wl o r a B l u e J a y i n s te a d .
a te d i n to c ate gorie s on on e , e asy to
m e n t, th e u se r h as th e oppor tuni ty to
vi e w p a ge .
basic ally le arn som e th ing new ever y-
The da s h bo a rd i s th e m a i n n a v i g a -
tim e th e y ope n FAUN A .
tio n o f the i n te r f a ce. A l e ft h a n d si d e menu di s pl a y s o pti o n s c o m m o n l y
I f t h e u s e r is n ot look in g f or an y
f o und i n a ppl i ca ti o ns ; a b o u t , se t t i n g s
a n i m a l i n par tic u lar, th e y c an u se th is
etc. It a l s o ha s the o p t i o n to s e l e c t
to o l i n orde r to disc ov e r m ore abou t
yo ur “w i l d” a nd th e u se r ’s h i sto -
t h e i r re gion .
YOUR WILD
ANIMAL TILES O nce th e us e r h a s se l e c te d t h e t y p e o f anim a l tha t th e y c h o o s e , t h e y a re directe d to th e Ani m a l T i l e i n te r fa c e . This inter f a c e i s a l s o d y n a m i c , s h i ft ing an d cha ng i ng de p e n d i n g o n u se r inp ut. T h e m a j o r i ty of t h e i n te r fa c e is utlize d by the a n i m a l p h o to t i l e s , while a s ma l l e r s i de- b a r m e n u i s where the u s er-i n pu t h a p p e n s. The m e n u ha s di f f ere n t s e c to rs . T h e f irst is the g e n e ra l i n fo rm a t i o n ; t h i s is whe re th e re g i o n i n fo rm a t i o n a n d animal ty pe a re l i s te d . The nex t s e c ti o n i s t h e a n i m a l fi l te rs. This is a u n i qu e f e a t u re o f FAU N A . Based o n the ty pe o f a n i m a l , a l l fi l ters are v i s ua l ba s ed . Co l o u r i s i n d i cated a s th e a ctua l c o l o u r, b e a k s i ze o f f ers a na to m i c a l l y c o rre c t d ra wi n g s o f the di f f ere n t ty pe s a n d fe e t t yp e would do th e s a me t h i n g . If the us e r c a n m a ke a v i s u a l m a t c h based o n thes e i m a g e s , t h e y t a p the rig h t o ne a n d i t i s a u to m a t i c a l l y entere d a s o n e o f th e i r fi l te rs.
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I f t h e u se r is u n su re abou t wh ic h on e to c h o o s e , th e y c an pic k th e “ ? ” bu tto n wh i c h c au se s su m m arie s of e ac h c h a ra c te ristic to appe ar. On c e t h e u se r h as star te d to c h ose t h e i r s e l e c te d f ilte rs, th e in te r f ac e wi l l c h a n ge . A n im als th at n o lon g e r fi t t hat c ate gor y are pu sh e d fu r t h e r d own th e list, wh ile an im als t h a t sh a re th ose c h arac te ristic s are m o ve d to th e top. A ddition ally, an im a l s t h a t are c om m on to th at ge og ra p h i c al re gion appe ar large r. T h i s i n ter f ac e allows f or a sim plif ie d a n d a c c u rate an im al ide n tif ic ation p ro c e ss wh ile also e du c atin g u se r ’s o n d i ffe re n t an im al ty pe s an d f e at u re s.
You r W ild is an oth e r u n i que feature of FAUN A . H y poth e tic ally, You r W ild i s your own wildlif e re gistr y th at u tili zes real ti me in pu t an d data v isu alizati on. T h e u se r c an v ie w e v e r ythi ng that th e y h av e spotte d on thi s i nter face. D e pe n din g on wh at th e y want to s ee th e y c an f ilte r it in dif f e rent ways . T h e y c an c h oose on ly to vi ew mamm als, or on ly c h oose to vi ew ani mal s th at th e y ’v e se e n in We ster n Canada. You r W ild also u tlize s a uni que pu sh -n otif ic ation tool. U s er s that are v ie win g an im als bu t h aven’t s een th e m c an se t ale r ts. T h es e pus h-notif ic ation s ale r t th e u se r i f they have e n te re d a zon e wh e re sighti ngs are c om m on or th e h abitat of that par ti cu lar an im al.
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THE STORY
A mothe r a n d h er yo u n g d a u g h ter are w a lk in g in F i sh Cre e k P a r k .
I t ’s a n unusua lly la r ge bird w it h pr i-
I t’s Ma y an d it h as f i n a l l y st o p p e d
ma r i l y re d pluma ge . I t ’s be a k se e ms
sn ow in g. Th e b lu e ja y ’s a re s i n g i n g ,
t o b e b e ing use d a s a probe t o e a t
the rab b its a re c h a n g i n g c o l o u r, t h e
a n t s o n e - by - one off of t he ba r k. I t ’s
fo rest is s low ly b egi n n i n g t o wa k e
f e e t a re int e re st ing, t he y a re a ble
u p from it ’s p rolon ge d wi n t e r re st .
t o h o l d on t o t he t re e w it h sur pr isi n g d e xt e r it y a nd t he re is a n a w k-
She sp ots m ove m ent i n t h e f o re st ,
wa rd l o oking ba c k t oe t ha t se e ms
a ru stl e an d th e n t h e f a m i l i a r so u n d
re l a t i v e l y out of pla c e . by using a n
of flap p in g w in gs . O n t h e s i d e o f t h e
u n u su a l ly long ba c k t oe
tree a b ird a p p e a r s . S h e t a p s t he B I R D se c t ion of t he Th e m oth e r th in k s th a t i t i s a wo o d -
i n t e r f a c e a nd t he pic t ure s of t he
p ecke r, w h ile h er d a u g h t e r i s re l a -
n a t i v e birds of Sout he r n Albe r t a
tively preoccu p ied wi t h a p i e c e o f
f i l l t h e sc re e n. B irds t ha t a re more
w ood s h e’s fou n d o n t h e g ro u n d .
c o m m o nly found in t he a re a of Fish Cre e k a ppe a r a t t he t op of t he gr id.
She ’s looking a t a Pile ated Woodpe c ke r, t he la r ge st spe ci es of w oodpe c ke r in Nor t h A m eri ca at a round 19 inc he s. The y have a l arge e nough popula t ion t o be cons i dered a s le ss of a c onc e r n t han i t’s i vor y bille d c ousins. I t ’s diet cons i s ts most ly of a nt s like t he ones that i t i s e a t e n from t he inside o f the tree. She w a nt s t o a dd t his s peci m en to he r w ild. Through t he vi s ual -bas ed da shboa rd, she is a ble to s ee that she ha s spot t e d 8 out of the 12 w oodpe c ke r s, t he Pile ated m akes i t luc ky numbe r 10. A mes s age pops up a nd it t ur ns out t ha t a s ci enti s t na me d Dr. Pe t e r B ishop i s m oni tor-
Th ere is s om e th in g a b o u t h i s b i rd ,
W i t h t h e infor ma t ion t ha t she ha s
it’s str a n ge . A m oh a wk l i k e p l u m a g e
g a t h e re d, she is a ble t o se le c t t he
ju ts o u t from th e to p o f i t ’s h e a d
c h a r a c t er ist ic s from t he a v a ila ble
an d it s eem s to h ang e ff o r t l e ssl y
o p t i o n s.
e d by huma n ha bit a t ion, m uch l i ke
She n ot ic e s th a t it s e e ms sl i g h t l y
S h e i s unsure a bout t he fe e t , w he t h-
spot t ing ha v e be e n not ed and the
large to b e a s ta n d a rd wo o d p e c k e r
e r t h e y a re for c limbing or gr a sping.
w h ile it fu r iou s ly p o u n d s a wa y a t t h e
B y t a p ping t he sc re e n a ga in, more
b irch.
i n f o r ma tion a bout t he diffe re nt t y pe s
on the b a r k of t h e o l d b i rc h t re e .
a p p e a r s be low t he ir dia gr a ms. She
ing Pile a t e d Woodpe c ker popul ati on a nd be ha v iour in a re a s s urroundt he Fish Cre e k. The de tai l s of her re se a rc he r w ill re c e iv e the i nform at ion. She t ur ns t o he r da ughter who i s now busy poking t he dirt wi th her
Th e m oth e r is p u z z le d a n d wa n t s
d e t e r mi ne s t ha t t he fe e t a re t oo
to find ou t w h a t k ind o f b i rd sh e
sma l l t o be gr a spe r s, usua lly me a nt
is look in g at b ecau s e s h e k n o ws
f o r b i rd s - of- pre y a nd t ha t long ba c k
that it w ill b ot h e r h e r f o r t h e re st
t o e i s a ct ua lly me a nt for be t t e r ba l-
of th e d ay. Th e las t t i me s h e t r i e d
a n c e i n c limbing t y pe s of birds.
spe c ia l, it ’s be a k a llow s i t to eat
b ird, sh e gave u p on Go o g l e b e f o re
A s sh e i s c hoosing he r c ha r a c -
it spe nds it ’s da y s ma ki ng hol es ,
sh e ev e n got p as t t h e c o l o u r o f i t ’s
t e r i st i c s, t he t ile s a re mov ing a nd
oh a nd it ’s la t in na me is Hyl atom us
feath er s .
c h a n g i n g. Aft e r se le c t ing re d, t he
pile a t us.
to searc h for a c e r t a i n sp e c i e s o f
l i k e s o f t he B ur row ing O w l a nd Th e m oth e r h a s rece n t l y d o wn l o a d -
B e l t e d Kingfishe r a re st a r t ing t o
ed FAUN A on h e r iP a d so sh e p u l l s
d i s sa p e a r. The be a k is a probe
it o u t of h e r d a y - p ac k . S h e ’s a l re a d y
wh i c h m e a ns t he Ca rdina l a nd R obin
sign ed u p an d h a s b e g u n t o b u i l d
d i s sa p e a r.
h er w ild . T h e t i l e s c ont inue t o shift a nd After l oggin g in , t h e f a mi l i a r “so u t h -
c h a n g e unt il she is le ft w it h 12 pho-
er n Alber ta ” d a s h b o a rd a p p e a r s .
t o s . T h e pa r t ic ula r spe c ie s a ssoc i-
No thin g h a s c h a n ge d , A l b e r t a i s st i l l
a t e d wi th he r a re a of t he prov inc e
semi-a r id a n d in th e g r a s sl a n d s,
a re s h o w n la r ge r, ma king v isua l
althou gh s h e d id le a r n t h e o t h e r d a y
d i s t i n c t i on more e ffic ie nt . She spot s
that Alb e r t a is h om e t o a b o u t 1 2 0
f e a t h e r s poking out from t he he a d
sp ecies of n a tiv e m a m m a l s.
o f o n e and ma ke s a pe r fe c t ma t c h.
st ic k a nd looking a t t he gorund. S he sha re s w it h he r some new i nform at ion, t his pa r t ic ula r t y pe of bi rd i s t he bugs, it ’s fe e t le t it cl i m b and
The gir l put s he r st ic k down and looks up, she se e s t he woodpecker a nd giggle s a t it ’s mohawk. The y st a r t t o w a lk dow n the path a ga in a nd t he gir l is gazi ng i nto the t re e s a nd t he gr a ss hopi ng to catch a flut t e r of w ings or a rus tl e of feet.
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THE INTERFACE
LOCATI O N Depend ing on ei th er y our inputted locat ion or GPS b as ed l o cati o n, t he home s cr een is di ffe re nt d ependi n g on where y ou ar e.
REGION I NF O The fr ont p ag e dash b oar d contai n s i nf or m at ion about t he us er ’s l o cati o n. The use r c an t ap on the su b ject t o l e arn m or e. For exa mple, t he amo unt of each type of anim al are nat iv e t o thei r ar ea.
AN IMAL QUICK V I E W The bot t om p or ti o n of t he d as hboard int er f ace i s the anim al qui c kv iew. I t is se pera t ed int o the di ff er ent type s of anim als and has a p icture of one t hat i s nativ e t o t hat are a. Us er s can tap on any of the pi c t ur es and i t w i l l lead t hem to the f ollowing page.
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WILD G RI D Thi s i s t he wild gri d, it is a t ile base d int er f ace that re s p ond s t o use r i np ut and fi n ger m ov eme nt. M or e fi l ters b as ed on the type of ani mal a r e av ailabl e on t he lef t hand s id e.
AN IMAL FEATU RE S Depend ing on whi c h char acteri s t ic t he use r c hoos es , the op t ions will sl i de out f r om the se lect or . Icons ar e v is ual so the us er can ma ke a q uick vi su al m at ch t o the anim al t hey are l o ok ing at and th e p hy s ical porti on d is pl a ye d on t he i n terfa ce.
MOR E I NF O If the us er has the ti m e, or t he desi re t o lear n mo re ab out t he di ffe re nt t y p es of par t s , t hey can tap t he “? � button and m or e i n format ion about t he us es or di sting uis hi n g ma r k s will sl i de out f r om the i mag es .
THE T I LE S Depend ing on the char act er i sti c s chos en, there could b e 1 or h und r ed s of spe ci e s id ent ifi e d. The im ag e ti l es s lid e and mo ve d ep end ing on wher e y ou are and which fi l ters t hat y ou choos e. For ex ampl e in Nor t hern Ma nit ob a there is only one bir d t hat i s whi te, lar g e, has a s hr ed d ing beak a nd g r as p i n g cl a ws ; t he Snow O wl.
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THE T I LE S Here is anot her i nter f ace desi gned wit h di ffe re nt f ilt er s i mpl e m ent ed . In thi s cas e t he use r w ould b e abl e to id ent ify th e s p ecif ic woodp eck er they m ay b e vi ewi n g .
AN IMAL I NF O Once t he us er has i d ent if ied the anim al, t hey can se lect t o vi ew m or e inf or ma ti o n.
A NIMAL D A S HBOARD The anima l da sh b oard mimic s th e main dashboa rd. Imp ort ant in format ion su ch as stat us, popula tion , d iet and size a re on the righ t ha nd sid e w hile a sh ort summary is on the left. The use r ca n a lso choose to view more informa tion or ad d a n a lert. This ale rt will be a p ush no tifica tion t hat a lerts the user if the y ma y have en tere d a n area whe re sigh ting s of th is a nima l are common .
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YOU R W I LD If the us er has correct ly id ent ifi e d the anim al they c an ad d it to their “wild . ” Thei r “wild ” is a datab as e of the anim als t hat they h av e s een. The ar ea t o s el e ct this op t ion i s qui te lar g e s o that ther e would be no s ear chi n g for it if t he use r n eed ed t o re cord t he inf o ri ght away .
THAN K Y O U Once t he us er has recor d ed the si g ht ing , the i n f or m at ion i s se nt t o t he corres p ond ing re se ar cher . The i n f or m at ion i s al so s t or ed i n the us er ’s databas e s o that i t can b e acces s ed at a l a ter dat e. This page als o g iv es the us er t he oppor t unit y t o sh are on s ocial me di a or em ail.