Camera Trapping
Camera trapping is one of the central tools we use for conservation. It allows us to extend the reach of our data collection both over wider areas and over much greater periods of time. Members of undiscovered populations of rare species have been caught on camera, the long-term fluctuations in breeding activities of penguins in inaccessible antarctic locations have been monitored, and, on a global scale, the fate of biodiversity can be modelled from pooled data.
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Wildlife Picture Index
The Wildlife Picture Index (WPI) uses the latest camera trapping technology to monitor wildlife in conservation and wilderness areas across the globe. This novel approach is initially being piloted in five countries.
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Watching Antarctic Penguins
Penguin Lifelines” is a collaboration between ZSL and Oxford University researching the threats to Antarctic penguins. We are using long-term camera-trap monitoring to get a complete picture of how populations are changing.
Penguin Lifelines
Kenya Camera Traps
The Boni-Dodori region forms part of the exceptionally rich Kenyan coastal forest ecosystem. It harbours unique and rare species, such as African wild-dogs and a perviously unknown population of the rare Ader's Duiker, now caught on camera.
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MIST
MIST stands for Management Information SysTem and was developed to help protected area managers to assess the effort and results of their patrols, using a Geographic Information Database to facilitate wildlife patrols.
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Filming Population Densities
ZSL scientists have developed an innovative model that could revolutionise conservationists’ ability to determine species population densities. This couples formulae adapted from gas molecule physics with camera trap data.
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Instant Wild
The Instant Wild smartphone app is a unique conservation tool enabling the public to identify animals in live images from camera traps around the globe, directly helping conservationists monitor wildlife.
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BASE system for conservation
BASE (Biodiversity Assessment Species to Ecosystems), is an integrated monitoring system developed by ZSL, combining cutting-edge conservation technology, such as Instant Wild , with data collection to aid conservation management.
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Technology for Nature
Technology for Nature is a collaboration between ZSL, UCL and and Microsoft Research, aiming to showcase technological advances in monitoring, surveillance, and public engagement and so help rapidly scale up the global conservation response.
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