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Jon Sullivan
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Kia ora! I'm a #nature nut, addict of #iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao, and an #ecologist at #LincolnUniversity in #Aotearoa-#NewZealand.

I spend an inordinate amount of my time counting nature to watch what's changing (see https://wildcounts.org/).

#TwitterMigration #NZTwits #ecology #EcologicalMonitoring #NaturalHistory #iNaturalistNZ #iNaturalist #wildcounts #RStats #Biodiversity

Born when there was 326 ppm carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Today is the fourth and last day of observing species for the #CityNatureChallenge. I’m out the door now taking my cameras for an all-day bike in Christchurch City’s Port Hills, and will then end my day with a moth light at our house.

What wild species can you find today?

Keep in mind that after Monday is over we have two weeks to upload the rest of our photos and audio recordings to #iNaturalist and help to identify all the species that have been found.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-aotearoa-new-zealand

https://www.inaturalist.nz/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-otautahi-christchurch/journal/129264

#CNC2026 #NZ
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There are lots of events going on around Ōtautahi-Christchurch and surrounding towns today, for Day 3 of the 2026 City Nature Challenge. See the link below. There’s something for just about everyone.

I’m heading out in a moment to lead a walk from the Sign of the Takahe in the Cashmere Hills down to the Botanic Gardens (leaving 9:45 from the bus stop). We’re scheduled to pass through the South Library (currently a building site) at 1 pm, and the Art Gallery at 4 pm.

And, the weather is looking great.

Whether you’re on an organised event or doing your own thing, any species observations you make that you upload to #iNaturalist today and Monday count towards the City Nature Challenge. Globally the challenge has already passed 900,000 observations since it started on Friday.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/posts/129161-choose-your-own-adventure-many-mini-bioblitzes-on-today

#CNC2026 #CityNatureChallenge
JA Westenberg · 2w
We built an entire civilisation around the idea that more information would make us wiser. We have more information than any humans who ever lived. We are not wiser.
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@nprofile1q... Yup. Cue one of my favourite Douglas Adams quotations, from Last Chance to See (1990):

"It's easy to think that as a result of the extinction of the dodo we are now sadder and wiser, but there's a lot of evidence to suggest that we are merely sadder and better informed."

#DouglasAdams
Jon Sullivan · 2w
The global City Nature Challenge starts at midnight on 23 April, which here in New Zealand is now less than four hours away. If you’re new to the City Nature Challenge, it’s four days of observin...
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Participating cities in the City Nature Challenge often run fun free public events. That’s the case where I am in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, New Zealand. See the link below for the list of all our events. (I’m leading a nature walk on Sunday from the Sign of the Takahe in the city’s Port Hills down to the Botanic Gardens.)

To find out what’s happening in your city, search for your city’s City Nature Challenge project page on #iNaturalist

https://ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/programme/146

https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=City+nature+challenge

#CNC2026
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The global City Nature Challenge starts at midnight on 23 April, which here in New Zealand is now less than four hours away.

If you’re new to the City Nature Challenge, it’s four days of observing nature, in hundreds of cities around the world. That’s followed by two weeks of uploading photos and identifying species on #iNaturalist.

It’s a great way to get together with others and have some fun exploring your city and seeing what wild species you can find.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026

https://www.inaturalist.nz/projects/city-nature-challenge-2026-aotearoa-new-zealand

#CityNatureChallenge #CNC2026
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Jon Sullivan · 2w
Participating cities in the City Nature Challenge often run fun free public events. That’s the case where I am in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, New Zealand. See the link below for the list of all our events. (I’m leading a nature walk on Sunday from the Sign of the Takahe in the city’s Port Hills do...
cbud · 3w
I'm much less sure about where to submit my papers than I used to be Post rings true. #science #writing https://dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/im-much-less-sure-about-where-to-submit-my-pa...
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@nprofile1q... Yes, I’m not even sure if journals really matters much now. These days it seems more like music albums. Only a small subset of the listeners care what music label published the album, and anyone can access almost any music from any label through the major streaming services.