Hi all, I made an observation of a Canada Goose, which was grazing in a zoo (link observation) . I made this observation because the goose did not belong there, it is not part of the bird collection in the zoo (link zoo) , and it was grazing in a walibi pen. I did not know about the introduction of t…

If this goose was there of its own volition and not because humans intended it to be there, then I would use the Data Quality Assessment to vote that it was wild, and maybe add a comment noting that the goose was not captive, so that others who find the record understand the context.

A question about the casual grade rating of my observation (not wild)

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strudel_97 October 24, 2019, 10:57pm 3

Thanks for the quick reply! I did not know I could vote for wild/not wild myself, I mainly use the mobile app. Together with a comment with my motivation this should do.

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A question about the casual grade rating of my observation (not wild)

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