Humber Nature Partnership was awarded a grant from Associated British Ports (ABP) Community Chest to purchase a number of wildlife camera traps. Camera traps are motion sensitive cameras that activate and record for a set period of time when motions is detected. They can be used by everyone from conservation scientists in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, to wildlife enthusiasts in their own back gardens in the UK.
How are camera traps useful?
Cameras are an excellent way of capturing footage of species without disturbing and scaring them away. The cameras can be left alone and record footage over long periods of time, capturing footage of nocturnal or shy species that may not usually appear with humans nearby.
How can the footage be used?
Camera traps allow us to capture images and videos of the astounding wildlife we have around the Humber Estuary EMS. Footage collected can give insight into the types of species found in the area, and can be used to calculate species abundance, location and how species are interacting. This is especially important for monitoring both threatened and invasive species around the world. Humber Nature Partnership predominantly use our camera traps for educational purposes by capturing interesting footage. We provide assistance to our members using the cameras on their sites as a form of low intensity species monitoring, assessing for protected species on site.
