Eyes on or hands on? A discussion of human interference

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(12-12-2014, 10:32 AM)'tigerluver' Wrote: Guate's post 96 sums up what I've found from the info. Camera traps are great for general populus measures as it's like a net that catches glimpses of whatever comes its way, while radiocollaring provides specific behavioral data as it provides a direct route to following and monitoring a specimen. Great migratory feats such as that presented by brotherbear can only be recorded if we've track of the animal directly, as we can't predict places where the specimen will go to situate the camera traps. 

The recent failures, in my opinion, are likely due to incompetence of those performing the procedures. There's no arguing that collaring is causing deaths, but the bulk of these deaths is in modern times. The Smithsonian project did relatively okay in the 70s-80s. This project (the one with the big Nuna Bhale I found out about), on the other hand, was spot on:
http://environmentportal.in/files/Tiger%...flicts.pdf

No radio-collar related deaths. Collaring was used for a right cause, to monitor and prevent maneating. I won't ask anyone to read that 50 page paper, but it essentially outlines when and where radio-collaring is an actual asset in the human-wildlife system.

Let's continue on with an open mind. The human-wildlife topic is a complex one, where's heads will clash at times, but we're all here with the right intentions.

 

Like I said, Jai's massive trek was recorded by camera traps. Leopards breeding in China was reported by camera traps. Etc...
You don't need a radiocollar to track a migration of a animal if you are able to view the forrest through camera traps, this is already proven. 

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