Date: 22 May 2018, 9.30am-7.30pm

Location: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR.

Cost: From £95.00 per person Lunch and refreshments are included.

The use of camera traps to survey animal populations has gained widespread popularity. This non-invasive technique has allowed field researchers to gain an insight into the hidden world of some of the most elusive wild animals in the most challenging habitats on the planet.

This one day workshop will cover key aspects of planning, executing and analysing camera trap surveys in the field. It will also examine the various survey techniques for which remote cameras provide a powerful tool and discuss the different environments camera traps can be used in, from tree tops to ocean floors. Time will be spent processing and analysing camera trap photos using ZSL’s newly developed Camera Trapping Analysis Tool (CTAT) and discussing other statistical approaches. Where possible there will be a focus on delegates’ own research projects and the opportunity to develop a theoretical research plan with the assistance of experienced field researchers.

Course requirements

The workshop is for those intending to carry out biological surveys using camera trapping techniques as part of their field research projects. Delegates are requested to bring with them their own laptops (and camera traps if they have them).

Camera Trapping for Wildlife Conservation, a booklet in the Field Techniques series is available to delegates at a special price of £8.50, or can be purchased separately for £12.50 incl. UK postage.

Course Trainers

Amy Fitzmaurice is a Conservation Scholar at Chester Zoo and DPhil student at the WildCRU, Oxford University. She assists with developing ZSL’s new CTAT and has experience planning fieldwork in Borneo, Sierra Leone, Namibia, Cuba and the UK. Amy also co-ran our 2015 camera trapping workshop.

Oliver Wearn is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology, with experience in camera trapping and researching mammals in tropical environments, from Borneo to Cuba. He has expertise in statistical analysis and fieldwork planning.

Rajan Amin is a senior wildlife biologist at the Zoological Society of London and has expertise in endangered species conservation, wildlife monitoring, and running training courses. He is a co-founder of SMART and co-developed ZSL’s CTAT.

Standard £150, RGS-IBG Members £135, Students £95.