No one would deny that camera traps have revolutionised wildlife research and conservation. The age where researchers spent weeks on end in wilderness areas, painstakingly studying the subjects of their research and capturing data in notebooks is slowly disappearing. Fast forward to today and camera traps do that and more in a scientific and highly efficient way.
Commonly placed at watering holes and along game trails, camera traps are invaluable tools for documenting wildlife presence, species and numbers, population changes and movements and interactions between animals.
They are also useful in monitoring species affected by poaching as well as identifying threats to parks. Sometimes they even catch poachers on the job.
In addition, they are known to serve up humorous and quirky moments we would otherwise seldom witness.
To comment on this story: Download our app here - it's a troll-free safe place 🙂.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC:
- Travel with us. Travel in Africa is about knowing when and where to go, and with whom. A few weeks too early / late and a few kilometres off course and you could miss the greatest show on Earth. And wouldn’t that be a pity? Browse our famous packages for experience-based safaris, search for our current special offers and check out our camps & lodges for the best prices.
- Subscribe to our FREE newsletter / download our FREE app to enjoy the following benefits.
