iNaturalist
citizen science project and website
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iNaturalist is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit social network of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists built on the concept of mapping and sharing observations of biodiversity across the globe. iNaturalist may be accessed via its website or from its mobile applications. iNaturalist includes an automated species identification tool, and users further assist each other in identifying organisms from photographs and sound recordings. As of 5 August 2025, iNaturalist users had contributed nearly 300 million observations of plants, animals, fungi, and other organisms worldwide, and 400,000 users were active in the previous 30 days.
iNaturalist’s social media accounts
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X (Twitter): @iNaturalist
Threads: @inaturalistorg
LinkedIn (company): @inaturalist.org
Instagram: @inaturalistorg
Facebook: @inaturalist
App Store (developer): 421397031
YouTube: iNaturalist
Vimeo: @user7188222
GitHub: @inaturalist
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