# Way to filter out dead animal observations?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/way-to-filter-out-dead-animal-observations/69240>\
**Category:** General\
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**Created:** [August 22, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/way-to-filter-out-dead-animal-observations/69240 "2025-08-22T15:00:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/way-to-filter-out-dead-animal-observations/69240/9 "2025-11-25T02:28:10Z")

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Follow-up:

> [@Identify Filter "Without Annotation" not working properly](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/identify-filter-without-annotation-not-working-properly/30148/24):
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> As it turns out, the parameter `term_id_or_unknown` can be combined with `without_term_value_id` to get observations which either have no value set for a specific annotation, or they have a value but it’s something other than the one specified. For example, `term_id_or_unknown=17&without_term_value_id=19` calls for observations which either do not have Alive or Dead filled out (the value is null), or which _do_ have it filled out, but it’s filled with anything other than Dead (so either Alive or Cannot be determined). That is, you can exclude only observations marked Dead, while keeping those that are null, Alive, or Cannot be determined.

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