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A new app could help streamline loon data by enabling citizens to log observations

NPR | By Abagael Giles
Published June 20, 2026 at 5:41 AM MDT

Loons, beloved American waterbirds, face threats from climate change and pollution. An oil spill settlement funds a new phone app helping non-scientists to aid research on these birds.

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Abagael is a digital producer at VPR

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