The Manhattan National Wildlife Habitat

Check out a newly formed wildlife habitat on the island of Manhattan! The Manhattan National Wildlife Habitat, known as Decentral Park, is a critical national resource that provides habitat for a diverse array of flora and fauna. These are now being studied by citizen park rangers, including you. All citizens are empowered with the rights and responsibilities of official Deputy Park Rangers, and are invited to participate in gathering information about the ecosystems which make up this beautiful park through WHOOZ a habitat and animal mapping project by Jeffrey Warren and Natalie Jeremijenko for MIT.

WHOOZ is a project actively engaged in mapping animal populations in Manhattan, and anyone with a cellphone can participate in mapping. WHOOZ is particularly interested in BATS, INSECTS, PIGEONS, and PEOPLE Use these four keywords to submit sightings to WHOOZ.

This project needs your participation! Find out how to participate here


Posted on Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 11:34 am | Tagged in Art, Design, Education, New York City | posted by Kennedy

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