After years of war and unrest, how quickly will nature recover? Started as a project to track lion populations, WildCam Gorongosa now tracks many species. Through hidden camera evidence, scientists know species are returning to the area. Now they need help sorting through thousands of photos taken by remote cameras and identifying the animals.

Concepts

wildlife, animal classification, scientific research

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Share the blog about how researchers are using these pictures 
• Discuss how war and illegal hunting almost destroyed this natural habitat

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a free membership to Zooniverse

Pros

• Encourages environmentalism
• Builds classification skills while helping others

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4