[Cialug] Fwd: Penguin Watch: A New Zooniverse Project!

[kristau]

Watch penguins!

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From: Rob at the Zooniverse <no-reply at zooniverse.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:01 AM
Subject: Penguin Watch: A New Zooniverse Project!
To: ZOONIVERSE2 at jiscmail.ac.uk


Hi,

Today we welcome a new project (and a new species!) to the Zooniverse.
Penguin Watch asks you to tag penguins in amazing images from around
Antarctica. Find the project at www.penguinwatch.org
<http://www.penguinwatch.org/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Extra&utm_campaign=PenguinLaunch>

Penguin populations are declining but the harsh conditions of the Antarctic
make monitoring them logistically challenging. Researchers from around the
world have established a remote camera network to monitor penguin colonies
across the Southern Ocean. By tagging images from these cameras on Penguin
Watch, you can help scientists understand how and why penguin populations
are declining – and how to best protect them.

Penguin Watch currently contains more than 175,000 images, so there is
plenty to do. Your tags will be combined with the tags others mark on the
same images, and a crowdsourced map of the penguins will emerge. This means
that it doesn’t matter if you sometimes make mistakes! You can discuss the
project with other volunteers, and the Penguin Watch researchers, on
Penguin Watch Talk.

Penguins play an important role in the Antarctic ecosystem and are
considered sentinels of change – any variations in penguin dynamics may
reflect larger changes to the environment. Climate change, fisheries,
disease, and pollution are all prime suspects in driving penguin population
decline. Penguin Watch will help the researchers understand more.

To take part, visit www.penguinwatch.org
<http://www.penguinwatch.org/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Extra&utm_campaign=PenguinLaunch>
and follow the short tutorial to get going with your first image. You can
discuss images at talk.penguinwatch.org
<http://talk.penguinwatch.org/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Extra&utm_campaign=PenguinLaunch>
and you’ll find the project on Twitter <https://twitter.com/penguin_watch>
 and Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/PenguinZoo>.

Thanks,

Rob and the Zooniverse Team

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