The panels below describe the range of experiences and activities with which the e-badge holder has actively engaged over their 6 week time on the Ambios Ltd Effective Camera Trapping course.
Ambios Ltd Effective Camera Trapping: course experiences
6-weeks of practical experience
The e-badge holder was loaned a wildlife camera trap for the duration of the course.
Over the 6-week of the course, the e-badge holder has covered:
- Operations of a camera trap
- Legal and safety rules and regulations associated with using camera traps
- Different uses of camera traps
- Produced quality outputs from a camera trap
- Made adjustments on the camera trap to maximise image quality
- Described why videos are useful when camera trapping
- Demonstrated how to set up for videos
- Produce video outputs from the camera trap
- Demonstrated an awareness of animal field signs
- Choosen appropriate locations in the field to place a camera
- Set up and position a camera in a chosen outdoor location
- Explored additional camera trapping topics
- Analysed the results from camera trapping
Maps
A key component of the course was mapping the chosen location of the camera trap in the context of the local habitats and signs of wildlife.
The holder of this e-badge has demonstrated that they can produce quality maps showing the location and context of camera traps.
