AND THE WINNER IS:  The City Nature Challenge has a 
winner. We have details ahead on Passport to Texas.

This is Passport to Texas

During the last four days of April, nearly 70 cities on six 
continents participated in a friendly competition called 
the City Nature Challenge.

07— [It’s about] who has the most wildlife diversity—including plants—
within their community.

Marsha May, a Texas Nature Tracker biologist with TPW, 
says seven cities in Texas took part. Using the iNaturalist 
app, participants uploaded photos and audio of species they 
saw, competing in three categories: observations, species 
found and participants. 

04— San Francisco came in first [in all three categories], and last was 
Antarctica.

In Antarctica, three observers documented 27 species for 36 
total observations. 

09— I think it was amazing that they were involved, because the species 
diversity in Antarctica is not really large. But it is wonderful that they were 
involved. 

Meanwhile, San Francisco documented 42-thousand total 
observations, followed by second-place DFW with 34-
thousand. In species found, about a hundred species stood 
between second-place Houston and first-place San Francisco. 
Regarding participants, SF had more than 1500, whereas no 
city in Texas cracked the top five. 

Tomorrow: more about Texas and the City Nature Challenge 
results

Our show receives support in part from Ram Trucks: Built to 
Serve.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I’m Cecilia Nasti


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