We are pleased to announce the general release of our Wildbook 5.0 wildlife data management framework. http://www.wildme.org/wildbook Wildbook is a web-based, comprehensive data-management system to store, manage, visualize and analyze mark-recapture data, especially where individual animal identification can be ascertained from photos or genetics (or both!). Wildbook is citizen science ready through the web, has a long history of development and support, and can be configured and/or modified (by us or by you) to meet specific project requirements. Here are some screenshots: http://www.wildme.org/wildbook/doku.php?id=screenshots Here are some implementations of Wildbook: http://www.whaleshark.org http://www.mantamatcher.org http://www.splashcatalog.org/mmuwildbook We also have a demo site at: http://www.wildbookdna.org Please email me (jason@whaleshark.org) for demo site access credentials. Wildbook is especially useful where a distributed team needs to collaborate over the web, providing a protected environment for data with highly configurable security. It can also use an array of different database software and database types under the covers, allowing you to take advantage of your existing IT skills. To find out more about Wildbook's capabilities and/or to download the software. Please visit the software website at: http://www.wildme.org/wildbook The Wildbook development team will attempt their best to address any questions. We are already working on the next version and are looking forward to receiving your feedback. Thank you! Jason Holmberg Information Architect for Wildbook Wild Me