Why Wildlife Creators Need a Species Archive, Not Just a Social Feed
A feed shows recent work. An archive shows what you have actually documented — and it survives algorithm weather.
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Algorithms are not librarians
A species archive lets you answer which hornbills, which vipers, which coasts — without scrolling a year of stories. Instagram import is how an existing body of posts can enter that archive after review.
Earnings stay honest
A public collection is not automatically Creator Rewards. Imported posts do not count as live contribution. Guides and live captures remain separate paths.
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