Introducing the MammalList App – Looking for Beta testers
Hello Mammal Watchers,
Its long been discussed in the mammal watching community that an app to track and share one’s sightings would be useful so that we could see who is seeing what where, share in the excitement, and have an easy way to keep our mammal lists online. Well, I took some time this spring and developed MammalList, an app for both iOS and Android to do just that. A few folks (me, Jon, Martin R, Mike G, Sebastian K, Rachel T, my kids…) have joined as beta testers so far, but I’m looking for more so that I can work out any bugs before putting it on the app store. I especially need Android beta testers before it can be listed on the Android App Store. If you’re interested in getting an early look at MammalList and joining a few other early adopters, send me an email at mammallist1@gmail.com and let me know whether you use Android or iOS and I’ll put you on the testing list to get you access to the beta app. It should be out to the general public by the end of the year.
Thanks to the beta testers so far, and thanks especially to Jon for being supportive of me seeking beta testers here. 🙂 A bit more info on the app is below.
Chris
Our Goal
The mission of MammalList is to provide a dedicated space for mammal watchers to track sightings, share expertise, and tell the stories behind their field experiences. Whether you’re recording a rare feline or a common squirrel, this app is designed to help you document the details that matter, share them with the community, and see what other people are up to.
What to Explore
In this build, you’ll find several key features:
– Sighting Submissions: Log your finds with photos and location data.
– Community Posts: The ability to post questions, stories, and text-based updates.
– Trip Reports: A feature that lets you group multiple sightings into a narrative journey with high-end typography and photo carousels.
– Rankings: See how you compare with others across different mammal categories (Cats, Canines, etc.) for this month, this year, or all-time.
– Historic Uploading. In your profile, you can upload a .xlsx checklist of mammals you’ve seen historically so that your don’t start from zero. Pay attention to the format required by the app for uploading!
How to Provide Feedback
Your feedback is the most important part of this process. You can send any feedback to mammallist1@gmail.com
Safety & Ethics
Please note that while you can choose to enter a GPS location and location description, other users can’t view the GPS of a sighting. I don’t want this to become a resource for poachers and hunters. In the future, I may start to allow specific GPS coordinates of posting for animals not at risk for poaching/hunting, or I may just allow the community to aggregate a sighting to a region/park, etc level, or I may just leave it like this. Your thoughts in this area are much appreciated.
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