Here are the results of the 2020 Global BioQuests.
Certificates and announcements regarding the awards will be sent out very soon.
A few winners are yet to be declared because they are too close to call. We are reviewing the scores and will post the full results here.
Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone involved!
World BioQuest Winners
Champion Spotters Team
Winner: Great Southern Land
2nd place - Nature Finders
3rd place - Thiaki Creek
Champion Identifiers Team
Winner: Great Southern Land
2nd place - Nature Finders
3rd place - NRM Education
Champion Identifier
Winner: Greggo (Nature Finders)
2nd place - SuChanRuss (Nature Finders)
3rd place - cwpaine (Great Southern Land)
Novice Champion Identifier (New Players)
Winner: Legendary Apple (TheBestAdventurers)
1st place - Cladonia (Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network )
2nd place - Seniorsonny (TheBestAdventurers)
Champion Spotter
Winner: cwpaine (Great Southern Land)
2nd place - floozy (Great Southern Land)
3rd place - ChelonaJill (Nature Finders)
Novice Champion Spotter (New Players)
Winner: Luke Preece (Thiaki Creek)
2nd place - Kortcrew (Nature Namers)
3rd place - Thiaki Creek (Thiaki Creek)
Best Find:
Winner: JanR (Great Southern Land) for spotting Killer Whales
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Cladonia (Cubberla-Witton Catchments Network )
Total points earned for sightings and IDs divided by number of sightings. Min 4 sightings required.
Global P-12 Schools BioQuest Winners
Champion Spotters Team
Winner: Renmark North Primary School
2nd place - Thiaki Creek
3rd place - Presidio Knolls School
Champion Identifiers Team
Winner: Bundanoon Public School
2nd place - Renmark North Primary School
3rd place - Thiaki Creek
Champion Spotter
Winner: alissa (Renmark North Primary School)
2nd place - Luke Preece (Thiaki Creek)
3rd place - Thiaki Creek (Thiaki Creek)
Champion Identifier
Winner: Albaaadventurer (Broulee Public School)
2nd place - alissa (Renmark North Primary School)
3rd place - Olaoshi (Presidio Knolls School)
Most Valuable Player
Winner: QuestaQueen (West Moreton Anglican College)
Total points earned for sightings and IDs divided by number of sightings. Min 4 sightings required.
Best Find
Winner: BassoFam for a Cedar Waxwing (Camino Pablo Elementary)
Global University BioQuest Winners
Champion Spotters Team
Winner: University of Peradeniya
2nd place - University of Sydney - Team 1
3rd place - University of Queensland - Goddard Dungeons
Champion Identifiers Team
Winner: University of Peradeniya
2nd place - University of Sydney - Team 1
3rd place - The University of Queensland-BIOL3209-2020
Champion Identifier
Winner: Heshan (University of Peradeniya)
2nd place - Tharindu dilshan(bogzzi)
(University of Peradeniya)
3rd place - Supipi (University of Peradeniya)
Champion Spotter
Winner: Supipi (University of Peradeniya).
2nd place - Heshan (University of Peradeniya)
3rd place - Tharindu dilshan(bogzzi) (University of Peradeniya)
Best Find
Winner: Eutropis sp. spotted by Uvin Thavisha
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Stephanie (University of Sydney - Team 1)
Total points earned for sightings and IDs divided by number of sightings. Min 4 sightings required.
Overall Winners
Champion Spotters Team
Winner: University of Peradeniya
2nd place - Great Southern Land
3rd place - Nature Finders
Champion Identifiers Team
Winner: Great Southern Land
2nd place - University of Peradeniya
3rd place - Nature Finders
Champion Identifier
Winner: octonaughts (University of Adelaide - Team 8)
2nd place - Greggo (Nature Finders)
3rd place - cwpaine (Great Southern Land)
Novice Champion Identifier (New Players)
Winner: Stephanie (University of Sydney - Team 1)
2nd place - RebeccaCross
(University of Sydney - Team 2)
3rd place - phow8485 (University of Sydney - Team 1)
Champion Spotter
Winner: cwpaine (Great Southern Land)
2nd place - Supipi (University of Peradeniya)
3rd place - Heshan (University of Peradeniya)
Novice Champion Spotter (New Players)
Winner: SARANGAKONARA (University of Peradeniya)
2nd place - Aaron (University of Sydney - Team 2)
3rd place - KushiniK (University of Peradeniya)
Best Find
Winner: Eutropis sp. spotted by Uvin Thavisha, University of Peradeniya (runner up to cwpaine who spotted an Emydura krefftii).
Most Valuable Player
Winner: Sog (University of Queensland - Goddard Dungeons)
Total points earned for sightings and IDs divided by number of sightings. Min 4 sightings required.
