I am researching how we can best use camera traps to monitor foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the mallee. I don’t know much about camera traps yet, so I decided to learn more about best practice in detecting wildlife with camera traps. Here’s what I found. Camera traps are a useful monitoring tool that has become […]
Monitoring mammal populations with camera traps
I am researching how we can best use camera traps to monitor foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the mallee. I don’t know much about camera traps yet, so I decided to read how others have used camera traps to monitor mammal populations. Here’s what I found. What are camera traps?Camera traps are used to take picture […]
Fox baiting for beginners
A warning sign that 1080 poison is being used, at Weddin, NSW. Image courtesy: Brian Yap via Flickr[/caption] I am researching how we can best use camera traps to monitor foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the mallee. One of the main steps in my research will involve the simulation of fox abundance under influence of different […]
The fox, the malleefowl and the camera trap: my research plans
In March 2014 I started with my masters in the qaeco research group at the University of Melbourne. Since it is almost June now and my research proposal has been accepted, I thought it was about time I give a bit of an explanation about what I will be doing in the next two years. […]