Why can I not access iNat.com from iNat.ca?

General
1

I use iNat.ca. Sometimes I get requests for id’s from the US. In order to add anything, I need to sign in to iNat.com. It’s not a huge problem, but I’m wondering why, when it’s all the same platform, I need to go through this extra step?

2

Those are different websites, all you need to do is change the link they send you (if that’s how you get to those obs.).

3

I think you mean inaturalist.org? (we don’t use inat.com).

You can always just change the domain name in the URL. If someone sends you https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98329255 for example, you can change it to https://inaturalist.ca/observations/98329255 No need to log in to inaturalist.org.

4

Ahh, thank you. And yes I did mean iNat.org! I was opening a new tab and re-signing in to iNat.org.

5

see also relevant feature request: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/stay-within-your-inat-network-affiliation-domain-when-clicking-links-to-other-inat-network-sites/6898