From conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us  Wed Sep 16 14:40:42 2009
From: conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us (conservationist_for_kids at lists.dec.state.ny.us)
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:40:42 -0400
Subject: [Conservationist_for_kids] Lost Ladybug Found!
Message-ID: <4AB0F8EA.94A8.005A.0@gw.dec.state.ny.us>

If you've read the Fall 2008 issue of Conservationist for Kids, you will have learned about Cornell University's "Lost Ladybug Project." This citizen science project has kids across North America searching for ladybugs, including New York's state insect, the 9-spotted ladybug, and sending photos of their finds to researchers at Cornell University. The link below is to an Associated Press article about the project and describes the success of the researchers and their contributors.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hIus0E4g3Nj0TWyLUukJA5xefDKgD9AGU4MG0  AP article

http://www.dec.ny.gov/education/44020.html Conservationist for Kids (Fall 2008): NY's State Symbols

http://www.lostladybug.org/ "Lost Ladybug Project" web page

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