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Hi everyone!

Earlier this month DigiVol reached an extraordinary milestone, when our number of completed tasks ticked over 8-million! This is an amazing testament to the commitment of our volunteers in combination with the collaboration of our institution partners.

Delving into the stats, our 8-millionth task was a camera trap task by long-time institution Bush Heritage Australia, from a Mid-West WA: Eurardy expedition. It was completed on the 11th of January, and the Submit button was clicked by Ian Fairclough (congrats Ian!).

You can see the task here as a European Rabbit wanders into the frame. The shot is a good example of the importance of these camera traps. Multiple sightings of these invasive species in one area can help to focus control methods, and their numbers can be monitored over time.

Bush Heritage Australia uses camera trapping to monitor trends in animal activity, determine how effective our management interventions are, and for scientific research purposes. A detailed tutorial is available to assist you with the identification of the key species that we are interested in.Before uploading the images onto DigiVol, we run them through a Machine Learning model which removes most of the false triggers caused by non-animal movements such as branches blowing in the wind. We value and appreciate your contribution of time and effort in helping us to process this large volume of camera data. Thank you.