What is the aim of the project?
Wild Mont-Blanc is a program developed by the Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems to measure how climate change is impacting different alpine environments, and understand how alpine species can (or cannot) adapt to their changing environment.
In this project, Zooniverse volunteers are helping by identifying emblematic species like chamois, ibex, marmot, snowshoe hare, deer, roe deer, alpine ptarmigan, and black grouse throughout the year and in all different climatic conditions from the base of the valley up to the high mountains.
Who can participate and how?
To participate in the project, all you need is internet access and a device (laptop, tablet, smart phone, etc.). Go to the project website and click on ‘Get Started’. There will be a short tutorial providing instructions on how to classify on the project. Take advantage of the ‘Talk’ discussion forum, if you have any questions and/or see something of interest that you want to spark a discussion with the research team around.
You can participate for as long as or as short as you’d like; i.e., 1 minute and 1 classification or a lifetime of participation. We welcome and appreciate any and all input!
What happens with the results?
All classifications are incorporated into the research team’s efforts to label the uploaded datasets. Each image is classified by many people and the results are aggregated to create a consensus result.
The research results are posted to here and shared with participants through newsletters and blog posts.
Participants can provide feedback through this link.
