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11/14/2024

Project Noah has an important announcement to share with our community! Our team has been working incredibly hard for the last 2+ years re-designing, engineering and building out the next generation version of ProjectNoah.org

The next generation Project Noah will be redesigned from the ground up with an entirely new creative design and user experience.

We will be launching the new site over the coming weeks! Stay tuned! 🌎 🦋🐛🐦🌎

10/24/2024

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October 24th is designated to promote conservation and raise awareness for Gibbons worldwide.

Gibbons are also known as lesser apes as they are smaller than the great apes. Gibbons move through a special form of swinging from branch to branch, known as brachiation, due to the uniquely flexible anatomy of their wrist joints and arms. They inhabit tropical and subtropical rainforests of South Asia and Southeast Asia. Scientists have classified 20 species of Gibbons alive today across 4 Genera.

This gibbon was photographed by Project Noah member B**g Ambutong in Malaysia.
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7999730

10/23/2024

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Snow leopards, Panthera uncia, are native to the mountainous regions of South Asia and Central Asia. Well-adapted to cold, mountainous environments, snow leopards excel in rocky terrain. They use the steep mountains to their advantage, hiding amidst the rocky cliffs and approaching prey from above.

Snow leopards are apex predators and their prey include the Himalayan blue sheep, Himalayan tahr, Himalayan marmot, Siberian ibex, white-bellied musk deer, wild boar, markhor and wild goat.

This Snow Leopard was photographed at approximately 14,000 feet in the Himalayas by Vipul Ramanuj in Himachal Pradesh, India.

Vipul shares the story behind the picture - “The sight of this elusive big cat is always a special one! This male was actually on a hunt that ended in an unsuccessful attempt. It was quite a nail-biting experience watching him stalk the unsuspecting Himalayan Ibex.”

https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2144137179

10/22/2024

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October 22 was chosen for world wombat day as its the beginning of the spring planting season in Australia. During this time of year in Australia, wombats are noticeably active outside.

Wombats are marsupials native to Australia with a geographic range that includes eastern and southern Australia, including Tasmania.

They are herbivores that eat plants, roots, grasses, herbs and mosses. Predators of wombats include dingos and Tasmanian devils. Three species of wombats live today: the Common wombat, Southern hairy-nosed wombat and Northern hairy-nosed wombat.

Spotting link of this wombat photo:
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/30017028

10/20/2024

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International Sloth Day is on October 20th each year - or if you prefer you may celebrate sloths for all of October, affectionately called "SlothTober." This day is to raise awareness for the global conservation of sloths and sloth habitats.

Learn more about International Sloth Day:
https://slothconservation.org

This pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylous, was photographed by Muckpuk in Venezuela! Spotting Link:
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/494081226

07/24/2024

Happy Moth Week! We are in the middle of Moth Week now and to celebrate, we share an Erebid Moth photographed by John B. In the Philippines as our Spotting of the Week!

As John B. writes in his field notes - “This very small moth was spotted, in our backyard vegetable plot, resting on a bamboo trellis which was supporting Sweet Potato vines (Ipomoea batatas) known in the Philippines as Kamote.”

Project Noah continues our annual collaboration with National Moth Week to promote awareness on conservation of moths through events worldwide every summer.

Project Noah members are encouraged to submit their favorite moth photography into our Moths of the World Mission.

National Moth Week: https://nationalmothweek.org
Moths of the World Mission: https://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449

Spotting Link on Project Noah: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1519104361

07/24/2024

Let's celebrate national moth week! We are excited to announce our participation in National Moth Week, July 20-28. This event celebrates the beauty, life cy...

07/21/2024

Hey moth-ers! We're highlighting the amazing vibrance and color diversity of moths this year! Show off your most colorful moth observations in the comments below! HAPPY MOTHING! 🥰

Check out this wonderful Chlorhoda metamelaena photo by Alejo Lopez! Just one of so many brilliant photographs you can see on instagram page.

07/20/2024

National Moth Week begins this Saturday!😁🤩 🎉 If you have yet to register your moth night on our site, whether public or private, please head over and do so!

07/16/2024

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Celebrated on July 16 each year, is dedicated to increasing awareness on the biodiversity of snakes and the importance for their conservation.

This Midland water snake, Nerodia sipedon pleuralis, was photographed by Brian38 in a creek in the Ouachita National Forest of Arkansas

Learn more about World Snake Day: https://www.snakes.ngo/wsd/

Midland water snake spotting on Project Noah:
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/765759316

07/09/2024

A painted bunting, Passerina ciris, is Project Noah's Spotting of the Week!

Native to North America, this majestically colored songbird has a geographic range across the southern United States, southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This species migrates to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America for the winter months.

This migratory songbird is a male and was photographed by Brian38 in Gus Engeling WMA in Texas.

https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/966900874

06/21/2024

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Celebrated on June 21 each year, World Giraffe Day is dedicated to promoting conservation of the world's tallest living mammal.

Distinguished by their extra long neck and spotted orange-and-white coat, giraffes have a scattered range across eastern and southern Africa. Four species of giraffe are classified by scientists: Northern Giraffe, Southern Giraffe, Masai Giraffe and the Reticulated Giraffe.

Learn more about the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, one of the only NGOs focusing exclusively on the conservation of giraffes throughout Africa.

Giraffe Day and Giraffe Conservation Foundation:
https://giraffeconservation.org/world-giraffe-day/resources/

Project Noah Spotting:
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7598828

06/15/2024

A seven-spotted ladybug, Coccinella septempunctata, is Project Noah’s Spotting of the Week! This ladybug was photographed by VivBraznell near Dartmoor National Park in England. This species is the most common ladybug in Europe and has a geographic range that also includes Eastern Asia, Central Asia and North America. As VivBraznell writes “Spotted the ladybird feeding on aphids, as soon as detected it dropped down into the undergrowth. Habitat: Heathland”

https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/141659349

06/06/2024

A Carrion Crow, Corvus corone, is Project Noah's Spotting of the Week! This species has a range that includes the eastern Palearctic and Western Europe. Photographed by SukanyaDatta outside of Leeds in the United Kingdom, Sukanya writes in her field notes - "All black plumage.Unlike the rook, its beak is black. Fearless and persistent. Habitat is a Garden in an urban, residential area."

Spotting on Project Noah:
https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/290590695

05/29/2024

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Project Noah's Spotting of the Week are these two sea otters (scientific name: Enhydra lutris) in celebration of The last Wednesday in May each year is designated to global otter conservation by the International Otter Survival Fund!

World Otter Day: https://www.otter.org/world-otter-day

Photo Credit: Sea otters photographed by Project Noah community member The MnMs in Morro Bay, California.

Project Noah Spotting: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1209626007

05/29/2024