Developing a National Camera Trap Survey for Hedgehog Conservation

The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme is a national-scale camera trap survey estimating population size and monitoring trends for hedgehogs, other mammals and ground-dwelling birds.

The National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme (NHMP) was launched in 2023 by People’s Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, in partnership with Nottingham Trent University, ZSL, Mammal Web, London HogWatch and Durham University. The NHMP conducts crucial monitoring aiming to understand population sizes, and determine the threats our native species face, in order to guide effective conservation action. 

In this event, speakers will tell the story of the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme, from its inception and coordination, through to implementation and preliminary findings. Speakers will discuss how, using a range of AI tools and a wide network of citizen scientists, the large-scale survey sites were set up and the vast quantities of data continue to be processed. Join us to learn more about wider efforts to monitor British wildlife, the challenges of scaling up scientific approaches on a national scale, and how you can get involved with the NHMP.

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Speakers

• Dr Henrietta Pringle, People’s Trust for Endangered Species & the British Hedgehog Preservation Society and Dr Emma Cartledge, Nottingham Trent University: Coordinating a national citizen-science camera-trap survey
• Professor Russell Hill, Durham University & MammalWeb: Integrating AI and citizen science data
• Professor Marcus Rowcliffe, Institute of Zoology, ZSL: The application of the Random Encounter Model to mammal monitoring in the UK
• Professor Chris Carbone, Institute of Zoology, ZSL: Challenges and Lessons from National Camera Trap Networks

This event was chaired by Dr Richard Yarnell, Nottingham Trent University.
 

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