06/11/2026
Today, the Algonquin Provincial Park iNaturalist project passed the incredible milestone of reaching an astounding 6000 species that have been observed in the park!
That means 6000 *different* species have been identified in Algonquin Provincial Park on iNaturalist.
🫎 🦅 🐢 🦋🌲 🌼 🍄 🦟 🐟 🦆🦇 🐿️
Check out the Algonquin Park project: https://www.inaturalist.ca/projects/algonquin-provincial-park
What is iNaturalist? It’s a community science platform where users can upload their observations, which include a location and photo of any plant, animal, fungi, anywhere in the world. It is a great way to personally connect with and learn about species and a landscape. Learn more at: https://blog.ontarioparks.ca/inaturalist-at-ontario-parks/
What was the 6000th observed species you may be wondering?
Our Park Naturalists found a Short-lined Chocolate Moth (Argyrostrotis anilis). This record contributes to better understanding the range and distribution of this species across Ontario, as the majority of the records are found around the Greater Toronto Area.
If you contributed to one of the 166,000 observations made in Algonquin Park - thank you! You are part of this major milestone and have contributed to a greater understanding of this big, beautiful park.
And by the time we are posting this, we are already up to 6001 species - keep up the amazing work!
