The Great Southern BioBlitz, running from 27-30 November 2027, is a citizen science challenge that invites the community to make observations of nature within their local area. The event provides the opportunity for all Southern Hemisphere countries to record and showcase biodiversity.
Participants across Australia will have the opportunity to upload and identify all biodiversity observed to the iNatuarlist app.
The Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary is taking part again in the BioBlitz for 2026. Every year, the sanctuary runs a project that challenges people to discover as many living things as possible throughout the sanctuary, Nangak Tamboree Eco-corridor and surrounding local council areas of Darebin and Banyule.
According to biologist and entomologist, Larissa Braz Sousa, citizen science helps researchers track where species are distributed, provide insight into species behaviour and potentially help to discover new species.
“It’s always a great opportunity to go out and observe, the flowers, the pollinators and everything that is around,” she said.
How do I get involved?
- Download the iNaturalist app to your phone via Google Play or the App store
- Create an account
- Join the Nangak Tamboree project
- Once you’re all set up, start taking photos of any living thing
- Upload the photos to the iNaturalist app
Observations are not just limited to biodiversity in the sanctuary. Whether you see an interesting tree on a walk or have a spider in the corner of your bedroom, it all contributes to the project.
We will have some great prizes on offer for observations within the Nangak Tamboree project area.
