Would / do people prefer for when identifying to annotate and answer the questions it gives you? I noticed that it doesnt seem that alot of people do it but it seemed really helpful for keeping track of what stage / gender the animal / plant was. (Also when I see an observation of a plant in a pot o…

Annotations are helpful for researchers, but not required. All cultivated plants (in a pot, garden, etc) should be marked as captive/cultivated, as well as captive animals, yes. For animals though, make sure that you know it’s not just been caught, such as fish or a raccoon.

Is this preferred or not?

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fffffffff May 12, 2021, 3:53pm 6

Probably this https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wild-or-cultivated-how-to-tell/19627 and worth checking links it has under the main post.

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Is this preferred or not?

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