Event lead: Caitlin Cross, Mammal Web

Event length: One session, Tuesday 14 December, 6.00 pm

Event cost: Free to NHSN members

Mammals can be elusive, often coming out at night, and not in great numbers. It is hard to monitor their populations, where they are distributed, and how they behave. Knowing these things is important for a wide range of applications, including conservation and the sustainable development of our natural landscape.

MammalWeb is a citizen science platform intended to collate, validate, and curate camera trap data that can inform us about the distribution and ecology of mammals.

This talk will offer an introduction to how to use camera traps, including some tips and tricks for their placement. It will also outline how to contribute your data to citizen science by becoming a ‘trapper’ on MammalWeb.

NHSN members ONLY. You will be asked to provide your NHSN membership number when registering. If you would like to join NHSN, please go to http://www.nhsn.ncl.ac.uk/join-us/become-a-member/