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    App allows citizen scientists to track monarch butterfly migration

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    Christine Fisher
    Christine Fisher
    08.16.2019

    If you've ever pulled out your phone to take a picture of a butterfly, researchers want your help. A team from the University of Maine is using an app that lets citizens scientists along the East Coast take photos of monarch butterfly migration sites and log details about where they're found. The responses will be compiled in an online database and help researchers determine if their monarch migration predictions are accurate.