Join us to learn everything you need to know about using camera traps to monitor mammals.
Camera traps, or trail cameras, have become a reliable way of collecting data on a range of mammals and can give a great insight into the behaviour and habits of some of the UK's more elusive species. This course aims to introduce best practice for deploying camera traps in a range of locations - from back gardens and hedgerows to wetlands and woodlands and will give advice on the best settings to use for various wildlife groups. With nearly 20 years of camera trapping experience, Stuart will demonstrate how he has used a variety of camera traps to monitor deer, beavers, pine martens and some of our smallest mammals, drawing on knowledge developed from his involvement in mammal projects in the UK and abroad.
Delivered by Stuart Edmunds.
Stuart Edmunds is a self employed wildlife conservation specialist with a particular interest in carnivores. In 2009, he set up Shropshire Pine Marten Project with the intention of verifying or rejecting historic records of the mammal in the county. The project successfully recorded pine martens in 2015 and has been conducting further surveys across Shropshire ever since.He has been chairman of Shropshire Mammal Group since 2013 and has worked for Natural England, The National Trust and Shropshire Wildlife Trust while running independent training on wildlife tracking and monitoring for universities and ecology consultancies. He was awarded a conservation award by International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2019.
A CPD certificate will be available on completion of the course.
Entry level: This event can be attended by people who have little to no pre-existing knowledge of the topic and wish to develop an initial understanding.
Concession tickets: available for those in education or those on a low income/in receipt of universal credit.
Accessibility:
We are committed to ensuring the accessibility of our training courses. If you require accommodations or have any accessibility concerns, please contact training@themammalsociety.org in advance, and we will be happy to assist you.
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Please note - As a small charity, we need to ensure our events are viable. Because of this, events may be postponed with two weeks' notice if not enough delegates book onto a course.