Camera Trapping

Unlike many traditional methods of surveying, camera traps enable non-invasive, time and cost-efficient monitoring of extensive areas for elusive species, as well as allowing information to be gathered on the usage of land features (e.g. Badger activity surveys), and specific surveys (e.g. nest monitoring).

We have been amongst the avant-garde in camera-trap survey design and monitoring and have compiled extensive experience over the past ten years.

We have designed and completed camera trap surveys in relation to a range of UK species including;

• Scottish Wildcat

• Pine Marten

• Red Squirrel

• Eurasian Otter

• Eurasian Badger

• and also less obtrusive species such as Northern Water Vole and Eurasian Harvest Mouse.

In 2018 and 2019 we have been involved in conservation projects in Shropshire (England) where we have utilised camera-trapping to good effect for nest monitoring of declining breeding populations of Eurasian Curlew and Whinchat.

We have completed extensive camera-trapping in various countries, with hundreds of thousands of nights data under out belts. For example, we have over five years data from 15 camera-traps from Morocco and the Sahara Desert which have captured species of conservation concern such as Saharan Barbary Sheep, Sand Cat, Honey Badger and Dorcas Gazelle, which has lead to studies being published in various literature. Our camera-trapping work in Estonia since 2012 has established territory use by Eurasian Lynxes and monitored their breeding behaviour, with species such as Wild Boar, Elk, Western Polecat and Pine Marten also captured on camera. We have also completed extensive camera-trapping for various consultancy projects including monitoring large mammals using camera-traps for a proposed new mine in southern Norway.

With a large number of cameras in stock we are uniquely placed to offer large-scale and long-term monitoring, or intensive short-term projects.