WildCAM (Wildlife Cameras for Adaptive Management) aims to develop a remote camera network to improve wildlife management + conservation in BC, AB and beyond
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💼 HIRING: The Wildlife Coexistence Lab (@wildco_lab) at #UBCForestry is hiring for a Research Assistant.
📅 Apply by August 26th: forestry.ubc.ca/career-oppor…
Do you have #cameratrap detections of mesocarnivores in British Columbia? It's not too late to contribute to the Mesocarnivore Distribution Modeling project, but hurry! wildcams.ca/blog/mesocarnivo…
👀Two PhD opportunities in @wildco_lab @UBCForestry! Please share 📣 wildlife.forestry.ubc.ca/peo…. Join a fun, diverse and dynamic team to work on 1⃣ Mammal Distribution & Habitat Modelling 🐻💻or 2⃣ Caribou Conservation 🦌🐺. Apply by Sep 15 for May 2025 start!
To cluster wildlife cameras or not? Recent research suggests Yes!
Check out:
@___LauraStewart’s thesis with @wildco_lab in the N.W.T:
open.library.ubc.ca/soa/cIRc…
And this recent study (Palencia et al., 2024) in BES:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
New Study: wildlife camera traps used in collaboration with the Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation and @Raincoast to evaluate the impacts of ecotourism on grizzly bears
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Starting a new wildlife camera trap project? Sampling design is a critical initial consideration to ensure your project meets its desired goals. For a full set of guidelines check out: ab-rcsc.github.io/RCSC-WildC…
An impressive #cameratrap study involving many members of WildCAM, along with hundreds of other camera-trappers from around the world! A nice example of the power of camera trap networks to improve understanding of wildlife responses to people
#NewPaper: Working with a huge team of 220 co-authors representing 102 projects in 21 countries, we analyzed data from 5400 #cameratraps to ask how #wildlife behaviours changed during the COVID-19 “anthropause” nature.com/articles/s41559-0… ..1/
For an overview of estimating wildlife density using camera traps, check out the Wildcam handbook released last year !
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#NewPaper New research shows that wildlife camera detection rates are highly correlated with traditional density estimation methods, suggesting cameras can track changes in animal abundance (for most species). wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley…
#CameraTrappingTip As seen in this photo, bears are often drawn to camera traps, and can cause significant damage. Metal lock boxes, however, can be used to prevent damage and theft, thereby maximizing the amount of time your camera is operational!
#Cameratrappingtip Especially in the winter, tracks like this deer print can be useful for informing wildlife camera📸placements. It’s important to document and carefully consider the location of cameras relative to game trails + the overall study design to avoid unintended bias.
#CameraTrappingTip Be sure to remove vegetation in front of your camera! Fast-growing herbaceous plants like this fireweed sway in the wind and can cause tens of thousands of misfire images, threatening your camera’s battery life and causing data management headaches.
Camera trapping tip! When deploying camera traps there are multiple parameters to consider such as the camera height, angle and distance to the targeted wildlife trail. For more information check out: wildcams.ca/site/assets/file…
So great to see @MetroVancouver embrace the way #cameratraps can benefit and contribute to local wildlife research!
Check out their work 👇
Wildlife Cameras in Metro Vancouver Watersheds fb.watch/ovCY5ioWia/ via @FacebookWatch
Need to set #cameratraps where there are no trees? No problem!
@wildco_lab members got creative with some high elevation sets in alpine ecosystems this summer (📷: @cole_burton & Zoe Konanz)
Who else has some "unconventional" camera sets to share? 👀
New publication on mammalian predator and prey responses to recreation and land use across multiple scales by Granados et al. in Ecology and Evolution! Open access at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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An exciting photo captured on our remote cameras of a wolverine!
#CameraTrapTuesday
The @bcparksfdn is hiring a Community Science Coordinator who would also be part of the WildCAM network. Applications close on August 15. Join us! bcparksfoundation.bamboohr.c…
Free wildlife film screening in Vancouver, and a chance to meet the filmmakers as well!
Join us for Meet The Filmmakers: Summer Edition, where we'll be featuring The Spirit Bear Family, along with Trusting Bears, both River Road Films productions!
Reserve your free ticket by going to the link below.
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