FAQ

You don’t have to sign up to the project in advance. We ask that you follow our instructions when setting up and calibrating your camera trap. Once the footage is collected, please upload it to MammalWeb.org.

After the camera has been moved you can still upload the footage. However, you will need to do the calibration step again. Please make sure that the camera is securely attached and is not moving during deployment.

Yes, you can still upload the footage to Mammalweb, but please make sure when uploading the footage to Mammalweb (see next step) to set the correct first and last day of recording (the date of the last photo captured). The same applies if you cannot continue the survey for any other reason but would still like to upload the footage.

To allow for estimating the distances of the animals to the camera trap, we need very precise measurements collected through the calibration step. Because of that, any disturbance or movement of the camera can affect those measurements and final results. To avoid that it is best not to move the camera during the deployment. If your camera cannot run for the whole duration of the survey, the best way will be to change the batteries as needed and to calibrate the camera after each disturbance.

As above, any disturbance to the camera trap may affect the measurements, so we advise avoiding interfering with the camera for the duration of the survey.

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