"This in turn allows for more people to get involved with the project and seabird conservation." To raise funds and more awareness of the work, Fischer has joined a global crowdfunding challenge for seabird research through the online platform Experiment. "Therefore, I'm representing New Zealand seabird conservation within this challenge." While New Zealand was known as the seabird capital of the world, his project was the only Kiwi effort taking part in the challenge. "We, the scientists, keep everyone who backed the project up to date through lab notes, and this really enables people to get more involved with the project."

Source: Otago Daily Times August 08, 2016 00:00 UTC