An Evaluation of Systematic Versus Strategically-Placed Camera Traps for Monitoring Feral Cats in New Zealand

We deploy camera traps to monitor feral cat (<i>Felis catus</i>) populations at two pastoral sites in Hawke&#8217;s Bay, North Island, New Zealand. At Site 1, cameras are deployed at pre-determined GPS points on a 500-m grid, and at Site 2, cameras are strategically deployed with a b...

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Main Authors: Margaret Nichols, James Ross, Alistair S. Glen, Adrian M. Paterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/9/687