Wildlife Surveys

The scope for doing wildlife surveys with camera-traps is extensive. The objectives of these surveys can be as straightforward as “What’s on my property” to determining the movements or behaviour of a specific species.
We have the resources to deploy dozens of cameras on a project and feel stronly that different projects work best with specific cameras. Today’s cameras-traps can handle projects requiring large quantities of data or just a few quality images. Different cameras can take still photos, video or even time-lapse sequences. Certain cameras also now allow for close-up work which is suitable for research on rodents or small birds.

We have been involved in projects coving a wide range of species over a wide range of habitats. In particular these cameras offer huge advantages where the target species is reclusive or nocturnal where regular observation is almost impossible. Examples would be the nightly movement of penguins or establishing the existence of Riverine Rabbits. One aspect of using camera-traps that is seldom factored in is all the additional photographic data that can be collected. We’ve seldom done a project where we didn’t learn something new!