This became known from the message at the Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Birds.
The Society notes that the data collected is important for scientists and is necessary to monitor the state of the stork population and develop measures to protect this species of bird.
«Ukraine has one of the largest populations of storks in Europe – approximately 35-45 thousand nesting pairs»,” the scientists note.
To count storks, scientists need the following information:
According to the international methodology, a nest is considered occupied if a pair of storks stayed near it for at least a month, regardless of the outcome of nesting. It is noted that the number of chicks is best counted in the second half of June – first half of July, when they have already grown up.
Credentials can be provided via a smartphone using a special module developed by the company’s specialists on the basis of the international environmental data collection program SMART.
Below — video instructions on how to fill in and send credentials.
Currently available versions are for IOS and for Android.
Then you need to download the necessary configuration for stork accounting.
All participants will be provided with information on the results: how many stork pairs we have registered, how they are distributed across Ukraine, and how many chicks they have managed to raise.