Event: Camera Trapping Mammals Virtual Symposium

Camera trapping is a method used in wildlife research and monitoring where motion- or heat-sensitive cameras are set up to automatically take pictures or videos when an animal passes by. Camera traps are often equipped with night vision or infrared flash for capturing nocturnal activity. This enables remote monitoring of wildlife in a non-invasive way and can be used to monitor elusive animals, undertake population surveys and study animal behaviour.

The Camera Trapping Mammals Virtual Symposium will bring together naturalists, biological recorders, researchers, and conservationists to explore different projects that are unlocking the potential of camera trapping techniques to study British wildlife.

Speaker Programme

The Camera Trapping Mammals Virtual Symposium will feature speakers from a range of mammal camera trapping projects:

1. The NHMP: Developing a New National Camera Trap Survey for Hedgehog Conservation with Dr Henrietta Pringle (People's Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society)
2. Surveying Trees for Bats: A New Hope with Carys Peotto (Bats Research & Training)
3. Camera Traps: A Window into the Secretive Lives of Otters with Stephen Powles
4. MammalWeb

The presentations will be recorded and shared with those who booked alongside Q&A transcripts and lists of useful links via a password-protected website following the event.