The University of Liverpool’s Sustainability team has launched a new tool to create the first record of wildlife across all University sites.
BioLiv is a web-based system, created using the National Biodiversity Networks (NBN) biological toolkit ‘Indicia’, tailored to the University of Liverpool. It allows anyone with an interest in recording wildlife to submit data online.
It has been developed by Daniel Finegan, a student within the School of Environmental Sciences, as part of his MSc research project.
Wildlife sightings are easily recorded on the website by entering information into a simple form. Staff, students and members of the public are all invited to become a wildlife recorder.
To support the launch of this website, the Sustainability Team, in conjunction with the Guild’s’ Animal Conservation Society, is running a week long BioBlitz where people log wildlife sightings on the University campuses using a computer, tablet or phone.
Staff and students are encouraged to get involved and use the BioLiv website to record instances of wildlife on campus.
In addition to this, Cheshire Falconry will provide a static display of birds of prey on Abercromby Square on 28 April, from 11am to 4pm, which will include the chance to meet Arron the White tailed Sea Eagle and the official mascot of HMS Eaglet of Liverpool as well as a range of other owls, hawks and eagles.