Wilde Backyard
We are building a community backyard program that partners with residential communities to collect wildlife images on private properties. If you think you have wildlife moving through your property or have seen it, we want to work with you!
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Explore Wildlife Sightings
Users in your community are sharing their encounters on Wilde Backyard. Browse by location and discuss with others users in our social feed.
Expand Wildlife Research to Your Backyard
Felidae has studied Bay Area wild cats for over 15 years, cataloguing more than 6 million images of terrestrial mammals. With 158 cameras currently in the field, the Wilde Backyard program expands this research to residential properties, generating new coverage across the complete Bay Area landscape while building community stewardship and engagement.
Citizen Science Through Mobile Technology
Record wildlife sightings using your mobile device. Wilde Backyard uses AI to process images and generate rich datasets of urban wildlife. Residents, hikers, bikers, and trail users can contribute to regional data collection, supporting Felidae's research and collaborative conservation projects across disciplines.
Discover what's in your backyard today.
Join Wilde Backyard and help contribute to wildlife conservation efforts.
