Wild Spotter

Name: Wild Spotter
Rating: 4.3 (3 reviews)
Author: Charles T. Bargeron

Productivity

Free · Designed for iPad

3 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Charles T. Bargeron
Language

EN
English
Size

52.2
MB

Wild Spotter aims to protect America's wild places from non-native plants, pathogens, and animals which outcompete our native species and threaten the biodiversity and health of every aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem. Promote Awareness America's wild places are home to beauty, diversity, and reflection yet they are under attack from invasive species. A goal of Wild Spotter is to bring awareness to the public about which species are invading, how to identify them, and how these species are spreading. Engage The Public You can help us fight back against harmful invaders by becoming a Wild Spotter volunteer or partner. By downloading the app on your smartphone, you can start collecting vital data on what species are invading, where they are located, and the extent of their invasion; All while you are enjoying the great outdoors. Defeat Invasives With the data collected by you, our team can create effective management strategies to defeat these invaders. You are helping to create the first-ever nationwide inventory of invasive species in America's natural areas. Protect Natural Areas By creating management plans and assembling an inventory of invasive species, you are helping to protect recreational activities, such as fishing, hunting, climbing, as well as clean water, abundant wildlife, and all benefits of being outdoors.

Ratings & Reviews

4.3

out of 5

3 Ratings

solid app!
06/02/2022

NateBBall
App is quite nice, with good ID info and reporting tools. One challenge is that, in offline mode, photos of the species are not saved for me — if the app is still being maintained, that would be an awesome thing to address! Considering pushing this app to citizen scientists, and that would be a good tool for them.
solid app!
06/02/2022

NateBBall

App is quite nice, with good ID info and reporting tools. One challenge is that, in offline mode, photos of the species are not saved for me — if the app is still being maintained, that would be an awesome thing to address! Considering pushing this app to citizen scientists, and that would be a good tool for them.
Decent but room for improvement
10/11/2019

ALikeablePerson
First of all, I love the idea of the app. But it has its flaws. Namely not as many national forests as there really should be...a total of 27 as of writing this, not even enough for one in each US state. I’m from Pennsylvania and the closest forest to me is 200 or so miles away. And the majority of the forests listed are further than that. Other than that, I think it’s decent, just needs more forests. Maybe an app like iNaturalist can partner with this app?

Developer Response
We are going to be continuing to add new forests and hope to have all of them as well as other places like parks and wildlife refugees in the next few years.
Decent but room for improvement
10/11/2019

ALikeablePerson

First of all, I love the idea of the app. But it has its flaws. Namely not as many national forests as there really should be...a total of 27 as of writing this, not even enough for one in each US state. I’m from Pennsylvania and the closest forest to me is 200 or so miles away. And the majority of the forests listed are further than that. Other than that, I think it’s decent, just needs more forests. Maybe an app like iNaturalist can partner with this app?
Developer Response 10/17/2019
We are going to be continuing to add new forests and hope to have all of them as well as other places like parks and wildlife refugees in the next few years.
Epicness App
May 6

EpicDudeIsAwesoms
This app is likeee sooo goood oh em gee. Its so epic and awesome and helps so much! #SpotTheWild
Epicness App
May 6

EpicDudeIsAwesoms

This app is likeee sooo goood oh em gee. Its so epic and awesome and helps so much! #SpotTheWild
Missing some invasive species
12/04/2019

cattle scourge
Excellent idea for an app and great design. One problem though, the most common invasive species I see in national forests is Bos taurus and its not listed as an option for reporting. When will Bos taurus be added as an option?
Missing some invasive species
12/04/2019

cattle scourge

Excellent idea for an app and great design. One problem though, the most common invasive species I see in national forests is Bos taurus and its not listed as an option for reporting. When will Bos taurus be added as an option?

Explore invasive species data like never before! We’ve enhanced the map section to make finding verified records easier and more intuitive. Now, simply pan to a location on the map, tap the circular blue button with the plus icon, and select “Search Area” to retrieve verified records for that region. This update streamlines your ability to discover and report invasive species while enjoying America’s wild places. For any questions, concerns or suggestions, email us either through the in app feedback feature or at bugwood@uga.edu