Submit a sighting
Currently, there are two ways to submit sightings to the ALA. 1) Through iNaturalist Australia ALA now manages the Australian node of iNaturalist...
Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 at 10:18 AM
To see all your sightings submitted through the ALA's Record a Sighting function only, follow these steps: Go to the Atlas of Living Australia ...
Mon, 30 Sep, 2019 at 2:31 PM
1. To edit your records in iNaturalist: Log in to iNaturalist, choose Observations and click on the one you want to change. Then click on the Edit butto...
Tue, 24 Sep, 2019 at 10:45 AM
If you are not sure what the species is that you have observed, there are a number of ways you can get help finding out. Identification help for all li...
Fri, 4 Oct, 2019 at 9:14 AM
An identification key is a tool to assist a user identify an organism. It guides the user along a path towards an identification. There are three main ty...
Mon, 12 Nov, 2018 at 2:22 PM
The sightings you have added to the ALA through iNaturalist should take a week to appear in the ALA. To view your iNaturalist sightings in the ALA, fol...
Tue, 1 Oct, 2019 at 3:41 PM
For observations entered through iNaturalist, you can follow the method outlined in the article: How do I edit/delete my records. This is how you can...
Mon, 30 Sep, 2019 at 2:33 PM
To celebrate the ABC’s first Australian natural history series in almost 20 years, the ALA has teamed up with the ABC to encourage people to explore our ama...
Thu, 7 Feb, 2019 at 5:52 PM
If you're not exactly sure what species you have photographed, please enter your best guess for the name of the species. E.g. Koala, Swamp Wallaby, ...
Thu, 7 Feb, 2019 at 10:42 AM