(The Gist of Science Reporter) Camera Traps

 [MARCH-2020]

Camera Traps

• These are remote cameras that take photographs when the sensor is triggered by the movement of an animal then it sends the image in real-time to the operator. These are helpful in sampling animal populations.
• The Indian Institute of Science has been working on improving the existing camera traps.
• The Institute has made nearly 600camera traps and deployed them in the field with the help of the forest department,researchers and various NGOs in the past few years. The camera trapping techniques used in the states where large carnivores are found. It is mainly used to estimate population size and gauge trends in the population status.

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