BioBlitz Laurissilva@night
On April 22nd, it will take place the first BioBlitz held in Madeira Archipelago. This event, organized by SPEA, in partnership with the Municipality of Santana, is part of the Festival of Biosphere Reserves of Portugal.504
A BioBlitz is an educational and scientific event, which promotes education and awareness of Biodiversity and its preservation. It aims to find and identify the largest number of species, of fauna and flora, in a short period of time and in a delimited area. This activity is open to any nature lover and has the support of a group of specialists, who will help in the identification of species. It’s a unique opportunity to get to know Madeira’s biodiversity better!
This event aims to discover the biodiversity of the Parque Florestal das Queimadas, in Santana, with the support of specialists for the various animal groups.
Target groups and specialists:
- Flora and macrofungi: Miguel Menezes de Sequeira
- Bats: Sérgio Teixeira
- Birds: Elisa Teixeira & Ana Pereira (SPEA)
- Insects: Miguel Andrade
Citizen science project on nocturnal biodiversity
Let’s put nocturnal creatures on the map? The project Natura@night, on the iNaturalist/BioDiversity4all platform, seeks to discover and map the biodiversity of the creatures most susceptible to light pollution, in the archipelagos of Madeira, Azores and Canary Islands.
The data from seabirds, bats and butterflies will be included in this project, as well as the data from several BioBlitz that will be developed within the LIFE Natura@night project.
