FWS wants People to Use New App to help Conserve Endangered Species

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has partnered with FishBrain, a Swedish company which owns a social network and an app which tracks weather, wind direction, water quality and other data points of interest to people who fish or are just passionate about observing wildlife. Helping out conservationists is a great way to protect the wildlife and this app is certainly a right way to enable wildlife fans in assisting. They can report the fact that they have encountered a species which is endangered. The Fishbrain app is also an entirely new social media platform, tailored to optimize fishing trips for anglers across the country. The application would feature a new section, allowing you to log sightings of up to 50 endangered species. Like-minded fishermen can use this app to determine where the best fishing spots are, without having to go through the trouble of finding out the hard way. The list of these species, along with their information and images are also available at the Fishbrain.com website. The list from which fishers will be able to choose species will also contain other animals protected by the Endangered Species Act.

FishBrain has before released an app which helps people in fishing. Among the most affected ones are marine creatures, many of whom have already become endangered species. The USFWS Environmental Conservation Development team made a list that comes pre-installed on the app of all possible endangered species you might find on your trip, and includes extensive information about the different species, including their behavior, preferred bait, and the likeliness of finding them based on environmental variables.

One of the first things at hand for FishBrain and US FWS was to determine the species that would be included in the app. For this, FWS examined all of the occurrences of threatened and endangered species near major streams, rivers, lakes, creeks and other bodies of water. This includes fish (of course), birds, reptiles, amphibians and even larger mammals like the white-tailed deer. It will also help the scientists and researchers study them and regain their population above the endangered bar. And although the app is available to anyone, its initial focus will be on those members of the public that spend time near bodies of water within US borders – i.e., anglers. All you need to do is download the app from Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.