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Project Noah A worldwide community discovering, photographing and identifying wildlife.

"Visionary, engaging and innovative" -The Economist

"A modern invention that may hold the key to saving species in the future" -BBC

An Autumn Meadowhawk, Sympetrum vicinum, is Project Noah's Spotting of the Week! Photographed at the edge of a pond in w...
10/15/2025

An Autumn Meadowhawk, Sympetrum vicinum, is Project Noah's Spotting of the Week!

Photographed at the edge of a pond in western Arkansas, Brian38 writes in his field notes: "Mature males are brownish black on the face and thorax and have a red abdomen. A small dragonfliy that measures a length of 30 to 35 mm (1.2 to 1.4 in)."

Males turn a striking, bright red as they mature, making them easy to identify against the fading autumn foliage. Females and younger individuals, by contrast, are usually yellowish. Autumn meadowhawks are a late-season dragonfly: unlike many dragonflies that peak in summer, the Autumn Meadowhawk is one of the last to be seen each year—sometimes flying well into late fall and even early winter on warm days.

https://projectnoah.org/spottings/autumn-meadowhawk-18

10/11/2025

You spoke, we listened. The main focus of this Project Noah page will continue to be real-world wildlife photograph images and spottings from the community. Wildlife photography and nature community building will be this Project Noah page’s primary focus.

Any use of AI for content on this page will be very limited and transparently labelled for full disclosure.

We value the input of our community and we hear you loud and clear. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and concerns about the use of AI tools on this page.

Project Noah will be creating a new and separate page called Project Noah Nature School. This new page will be publishing Wildlife & Nature Illustrations, with a focus on educational nature content, using various software tools.

10/07/2025

Project Noah is considering expanding into the production of new nature wildlife illustrations and wanted to gauge community input as we navigate this process. We are evaluating the use of various tools in producing this content, including the use of AI models.

To be clear, wildlife photograph images from our community will continue to be our focus. Community-created real-world wildlife photography will always be at the heart of the Project Noah community and experience.

These new nature illustrations would be a supplement to our usual nature educational content. We recently posted a few ideas as examples, the most recent being the Fire Salamander. Each illustration would undergo a biological / scientific review prior to publishing.

How do you feel about Project Noah expanding into nature illustrations? Should this content be on this page or its own dedicated separate page? How do you feel about the use of AI or other advanced model tools in supporting this nature illustration work? We deeply value the input of our community, so we wanted to open up a broader conversation.

A purple-rumped sunbird, Leptocoma zeylonica, is Project Noah’s Spotting of the Week! This particular sunbird was photog...
10/06/2025

A purple-rumped sunbird, Leptocoma zeylonica, is Project Noah’s Spotting of the Week! This particular sunbird was photographed by Project Noah community member sunnyjoseph in southwestern India outside of Kochi. The purple-rumped sunbird is endemic to the subcontinent of India. These birds build nests composed of cobwebs, lichens, plant fibres, bark pieces and flying seeds. Females lay two eggs during each reproductive cycle, with an incubation period between 14 and 16 days. Both the female and the male will incubate the eggs - and chicks will fledge in roughly 17 days.

https://projectnoah.org/spottings/purple-rumped-sunbird-32

While most amphibians lay eggs, Fire Salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) are ovoviviparous - which means the female reta...
10/05/2025

While most amphibians lay eggs, Fire Salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) are ovoviviparous - which means the female retains the fertilized eggs in her body until they hatch, and she gives birth to fully developed larvae in water. In some subspecies, particularly at higher elevations, females even give birth to fully metamorphosed, miniature salamanders directly onto land! Unlike many small amphibians, fire salamanders can live up to 20 years in the wild and sometimes more than 50 years in captivity. This long lifespan makes them one of the longest-living amphibians in Europe, rivaling even larger reptiles and mammals in longevity.

Did you know that Red-Eyed Tree Frog’s (Agalychnis callidryas) signature bright red eyes help to startle predators? This...
10/04/2025

Did you know that Red-Eyed Tree Frog’s (Agalychnis callidryas) signature bright red eyes help to startle predators? This is called a stratle or deistic display: when resting, the frog keeps its eyes closed to blend in with the green landscape - but if threatened, it suddenly opens its eyes. The sudden flash of red may confuse predators long enough for the frog to leap away. Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are also master illusionists with “flash colors.” Besides their eyes, they also have bright, vivid blue and yellow stripes on their sides and orange toes. Normally hidden while resting, these colors “flash” into view when the frog jumps, startling predators. Once the frog lands and folds its legs, it almost disappears from view into the leaves and forest!

10/03/2025

Register your School, University or Library with Project Noah for important nature education updates and collaboration opportunities! We recently launched a new Education webpage to easily enable Schools, Universities and Libraries to register with Project Noah.

https://projectnoah.org/education

Sharing Project Noah Nature School's Honduran White Bats Nature Class Video. This Nature Class showcases a group of Honduran White Bats roosting inside a giant plant in Costa Rica. It introduces students to the biology and ecology of this fascinating bat species!

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The Project Noah Team is deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, a world-renowned conservationis...
10/01/2025

The Project Noah Team is deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall, a world-renowned conservationist and groundbreaking primatologist. Dr. Jane Goodall transformed the world’s understanding of chimpanzees through her pioneering advocacy and conservation work. She is a worldwide inspiration to young people to pursue careers in wildlife conservation and has made a tremendous difference to bring wildlife conservation advocacy and issues into the mainstream.

Dr. Jane Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute which focuses on community-centered conservation programs for chimpanzees. The Institute has a youth-focused program called Roots & Shoots that was founded in 1991. These pioneering organizations have become models for conservation NGO work around the world. She published more than 10 books, the most recent of which was “The Book of Hope” in 2021. And Dr. Jane Goodall has received countless awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025 and the Stephen Hawking Medal for Science Communication in 2022.

Dr. Jane Goodall’s pioneering work with chimpanzees transformed our understanding of the species - and her lifelong advocacy has inspired generations to protect wildlife and their habitats. Her legacy will continue to guide and inspire all of us in our continued fight to protect and conserve the planet’s biodiversity and wildlife.

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Photo Credit: Blue Monkey, Cercopithecus mitis, photographed by Jinki Africa

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, today is officially the first day of Fall!🍁 And our friends in the Southern Hemisp...
09/22/2025

For those in the Northern Hemisphere, today is officially the first day of Fall!🍁 And our friends in the Southern Hemisphere today are celebrating the first day of spring! 🌱
As we move into a new season, Project Noah has completely updated our homepage with all new content in celebration of the changing seasons! 🌎
Our featured spotting this month is a Bald Uakari (Scientific name: Cacao calves) photographed by Johnathan Sequeira in the dense rainforest of Peru and Brazil.
As Jonathan writes in his field notes - "This is a neotropical monkey with a short non-prehensile tail.
They weighs between 2.75 and 3.45 kg, and the length of the body and head in the males averages 45.6 cm and 44 cm in the females.
It is characterized by having a red face, lacking hair; the rest of the body has thick grayish fur. They like seeds flowers fruits and sometimes insects, I saw one close to the ground feeding on a fresh Calathea sp leave."

Updated Project Noah Homepage: https://projectnoah.org
Featured Spotting: https://projectnoah.org/spotting/713990

Continuing our educational series of introducing teachers and educators to nature learning materials, Project Noah Natur...
09/18/2025

Continuing our educational series of introducing teachers and educators to nature learning materials, Project Noah Nature School produced a visual and web-friendly Nature Lesson all about Tracking! 🐾🐾

Introduce students to the magic of learning about animal tracks and tracking!

Our Tracking Nature Lesson includes:
• Signs of Wildlife
• Track Properties
• Trail Patterns
• Track Photographs in the Wild
• Track Guide - Backyard Wildlife of the Americas

This Tracking Lesson is accompanied by an Objective, Discussion Questions, Homework and a Quiz.

https://www.natureschool.projectnoah.org/nature-lesson/animal-tracks

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