Camera trap theft and vandalism: occurrence, cost, prevention and implications for wildlife research and management

PD Meek, GA Ballard, J Sparkes… - Remote Sensing in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Camera traps are increasingly used to monitor wildlife populations and management
activities. Failing to detect target occurrence and/or behaviour inhibits the robustness of …

Camera-traps are a cost-effective method for surveying terrestrial squamates: A comparison with artificial refuges and pitfall traps

DJ Welbourne, AW Claridge, DJ Paull, F Ford - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Fundamental data on the distributions, diversity, and threat status of terrestrial
snakes and lizards (hereafter squamates) is limited. This is due to the cryptic nature of …

The higher you go the less you will know: placing camera traps high to avoid theft will affect detection

PD Meek, GA Ballard, G Falzon - Remote Sensing in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Vandalism and theft of camera traps is common, imposing financial and data losses on
wildlife professionals. Like many 'victims', our response to a spate of thefts was to attempt to …

Personal messages reduce vandalism and theft of unattended scientific equipment

BM Clarin, E Bitzilekis, BM Siemers… - Methods in Ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Scientific equipment, such as animal traps and autonomous data collection systems, is
regularly left in the field unattended, making it an easy target for vandalism or theft. We …

A permanent security post for camera trapping

PD Meek, GA Ballard, PJS Fleming - Australian Mammalogy, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
As the use of camera traps in wildlife management in Australia rapidly increases,
government agencies, private enterprises, universities and individuals are investing …

[图书][B] Use of wildlife webcams: Literature review and annotated bibliography

JM Ratz, SJ Conk - 2010 - pubs.usgs.gov
Abstract The US Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center requested
a literature review product that would serve as a resource to natural resource professionals …

[HTML][HTML] Application of criminology in urban ecology and evolution: Routine Activity Theory and field equipment disappearance dynamics

I Stadnicki, M Corsini, M Szulkin - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Research in urban ecology and evolution relies on the use of deployable scientific
equipment. If left unattended in the field, scientific equipment may be prone to vandalism …

ESTABLECIMIENTO DE POLÍTICAS AMBIENTALES CON BASE EN LOS MAMÍFEROS SILVESTRES EN EL PARQUE ESTATAL HERMENEGILDO GALEANA EN …

I VÁZQUEZ DE LA PEÑA… - 2021 - ri.uaemex.mx
Desafortunadamente, en la actualidad ha disminuido notablemente la densidad poblacional
de especies de fauna silvestre, resaltando que los mamíferos son un grupo de animales con …

[PDF][PDF] Using constructed covers to protect infrared cameras while surveying wildlife along roadways

M Albrecht, M Peek - PeerJ Preprints, 2018 - peerj.com
We examined the effectiveness of simulated underground utility cable markers in hiding
infrared cameras along a roadway. Our study took place in the summer of 2014 and winter of …

[PDF][PDF] Use of Highway Crossing Structures by Kit Foxes

S Bremner-Harrison, BL Cypher, CM Fiehler… - 2007 - westerntransportationinstitute.org
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY San Joaquin kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis mutica) are Federally
Endangered and California Threatened, primarily due to profound habitat degradation and …