Any member of the public can contribute material to the species finder. In order to do so please follow these easy steps.

Signing In as a Contributor

1. To contribute new material you need to register a new account by going to the following location:

http://www.speciesfinder.org/tasmania/wp-login.php?action=register

2. This will direct you to the following page where you can enter your login details:

Register on the website as a contributor and you will receive an email with your password and login url.

3. You will receive an email with your password and login URL which you can then use to access the site with basic access.

Use the details in the email to access the system, from here you can start contributing material.

How to Contribute Images and Information

1. Click ‘Posts’ on the left hand side menu, then choose ‘Add New’. This will allow you to create a new posting for review and upload your image into it.

Navigate to 'New Post' and Upload

Choose an image and upload it.

3. Fill in some additional information that might be helpful, categorize the image (if possible) and submit for review.

 

Additional details and submit for review

Sending Contributions for Review

Contributions will be reviewed by a specialist on a one-by-one basis. This will take any time up to a couple of weeks depending on the availability of specialists in that area. Your patience is appreciated.

Please feel free to contribute multiple images at a time, since these will be queued up for review and will probably be identified as a batch.

If you would like to post images directly on the site on the basis of your own expertise in the area, please use the contact form to make a request and this will be reviewed by the site administrators in order to give your account additional permissions.