University of Michigan: Can You Tell a Marten From a Fisher? The Challenges of Crowdsourced Wildlife Identification in Michigan
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
Most people can correctly identify photographs of common animals such as deer, raccoons, skunks and squirrels.
But can you distinguish a gray wolf from a coyote or correctly identify members of the mustelid family, which includes the American marten, the long-tailed weasel, the fisher and the mink?
Nearly 4,000 citizen scientists, including many K-12 studen . . .
Most people can correctly identify photographs of common animals such as deer, raccoons, skunks and squirrels.
But can you distinguish a gray wolf from a coyote or correctly identify members of the mustelid family, which includes the American marten, the long-tailed weasel, the fisher and the mink?
Nearly 4,000 citizen scientists, including many K-12 studen . . .