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Une base de données très bien organisée, iNaturalist contribue donc à étoffer les collections de données globales telle que le Système mondial d’informations sur la biodiversité (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) qui, en retour, est amplement utilisée des conservationnistes et des biologistes pour la collection de données : « iNaturalist Canada est un projet de la Fédération canadienne de la faune (FCF) et du Musée royal de l’Ontario (ROM) en collaboration avec iNaturalist.org et la California Academy of Sciences. Parcs Canada, NatureServe Canada et Faune et flore du pays, un programme de la FCF, ont été des partenaires-clés dans le développement d’iNaturalist Canada et continueront de jouer un rôle au sein du programme ».
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During winter, Tingley reviewed the collected data, including a series of high quality photos, in order to identify the common and latin names of the pollinators, as well as the plants in proximity to each species observed. Certain photos were shared through posts via the PCSDG’s Facebook page while a significant portion of photos were added to a project page stemming from the iNaturalist site. The site is : « a place where you can record and share what you see in nature, meet other nature watchers, and learn about Canada’s wildlife. By participating as a citizen scientist you can contribute to a growing wealth of knowledge of Canadian species and help conserve our natural world.” A very well organized database, iNaturalist contributes to an expanding body of global data collection such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and, in return, is widely used by conservationists and biologists for data collection : « iNaturalist Canada is run by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in collaboration with iNaturalist.org at the California Academy of Sciences. Parks Canada, NatureServe Canada and Hinterland Who's Who have been key partners in the development of iNaturalist Canada and continue to play a role in the program.”
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