{"id":6916,"date":"2012-11-27T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=6916"},"modified":"2012-11-29T08:52:45","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T13:52:45","slug":"you-roadkill-and-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2012\/11\/27\/you-roadkill-and-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"You, roadkill, and your phone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Danielle Garneau logs a dead raccoon using EpiCollect. She says road kill can teach us a lot.<\/p><\/div>\n

I really enjoyed my afternoon with SUNY Plattsburgh wildlife ecologist Danielle Garneau.\u00a0We drove around for almost 2 hours looking for road kill \u2013 and saw a skunk, 2 squirrels, two raccoons, a cat, and an unfortunate rabbit separated from its tail.<\/p>\n

I must admit, I never thought of road kill as data. But I\u2019m really interested in what we can learn from the animals \u2013 and so now I\u2019m going to start tracking road kill too.\u00a0If you\u2019re interested in participating in the road kill citizen science project, click here<\/a>* for more information.<\/p>\n

Basically, you download EpiCollect, a free app for your phone. Then you set \u201cRoadkillGarneau\u201d as your project.\u00a0Click new entry, and you\u2019ll see a form. Fill out location, date, animal taxon, weather, etc.\u00a0The app is a little buggy, but you\u2019ll get the hang of it after a few tries.\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to save your entry and click SYNC to send the data to the project server.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have a smart phone, you can still participate. Go to the project page, click on the map, and you can upload a picture and data about the roadkill you saw.<\/p>\n

Be sure to be safe \u2013 don\u2019t run out into oncoming traffic and only track animals\u00a0 you can safely access.<\/p>\n

Happy, erm, hunting!<\/p>\n

*11\/29\/12 Link is updated to Garneau’s professional website, which includes instructions on how to get started tracking roadkill. \u00a0You can also contact her with questions:\u00a0dgarn001@plattsburgh.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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