NEWS VON BIOTOPIA

On Sunday, May 17, the Citizen Science & Art Project Dawn Chorus is once again launching the City vs. Country Challenge. City slickers or country bumpkins—who will submit the most bird song recordings this year?

The data collection period for the citizen science and art project Dawn Chorus began on April 1 and runs through May 31.

Are you between 7 and 18 years old, live in Bavaria, and want to explore nature with a camera or smartphone? Go on a photo safari—and enter the 20th edition of “Nature in Focus” by September 30, 2026!

Einladung zur Podiumsdiskussion zur Ausstellung "Jetzt gehts rund" im Museum Mensch und Natur - am Donnerstag, 16. April 2026, um 19 Uhr. 

"Every single person has an impact on the development of our planet, and we have the choice to decide what kind of difference we want to make." With this core message, Dr. Jane Goodall traveled around the world until the very end. Now, the most significant primatologist has passed away during a lecture tour in California.

The citizen science project Dawn Chorus has been nominated for the Grimme Online Award 2025 – specifically for the special prize for artificial intelligence! This is a great incentive for the Dawn Chorus team to continuously expand and further develop the app and online offering...

Did you know that tiny builders live in many of our rivers and streams? The larvae of caddisflies build small houses out of sand, gravel, and plants—known as cases. Starting August 1, you can discover them at BIOTOPIA Lab!

May 22nd is the International Day of Biodiversity. Take it as an opportunity and listen to the Citizen Science and Art project Dawn Chorus to find out which bird species live right next to you - often without you even realizing it.

The main collection period of the citizen science project “Dawn Chorus” starts again on May 1st. The Naturkundemuseum Bayern with BIOTOPIA Lab and the LBV (Landesbund für Vogel- und Naturschutz) invite people all over the world to pause for a moment, experience, record and share the morning bird chorus on their own doorstep.