Equipment for research
Motion-sensing camera
Various products:
Click below for:
- Fluker posts – for standardised photography at monitoring sites
- Binoculars
- Cameras – motion-sensing
- Cameras – other
- Spotlighting, nightscopes and bat detectors
- Trapping
Fluker posts
These are a new tool designed by Dr Martin Fluker of the Victoria University. They are sturdy posts that can be set up in remote localities, whether mountain trails or coral reefs, with a special place to hold the camera or mobile phone of any traveller and point it in the right direction for monitoring. The device is proving popular for many studies. For a general run-down on Fluker posts, see:
- www.facebook.com/fluker.post?fref=ts
- www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC13008
- https://plus.google.com/photos/114676241519217510044/albums?banner=pwa
Binoculars
For discussions on the best binoculars for birding and wildlife viewing see:
- www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=112
- www.rspb.org.uk/community/chat/f/2060/p/23080/173831.aspx
- birding.about.com/od/birdingsupplies/a/choosebinoculars.htm
- www.allbestbinoculars.com/bird-watching-binoculars/
- www.frommers.com/community/forum.cfm/middle-east-africa/south-africa/binoculars-wildlife-viewing
- www.discoverwildlife.com/forum/binoculars-t11797.html
- www.trails.com/list_28242_best-binoculars-look-wildlife.html
Cameras – motion-sensing
- www.instructables.com/id/Cheap-Motion-Detection-Wildlife-Camera/
- forums.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3241501
- www.starweb.com.au/wildlife.html
An interesting article on using motion-sensing cameras for wildlife: http://jinh.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JINH-DEC-2013-05-Camera-trapping-as-a-conservation-tool-in-a-mixed-use.pdf
Cameras – other
- Stealth Robots
- www.reviewgist.com/best-digital-camera-wildlife-photography
- www.wildlifeextra.com/go/photo/cameras.html
- forestforward.com/2012/05/30/choosing-the-right-camera-for-wildlife-photography-on-a-budget/
- www.ehow.com/about_4588375_best-digital-camera-wildlife-photos.html
Spotlighting, nightscopes and bat detectors
- www.faunatech.com.au/products.html
- www.kruger-2-kalahari.com/spotlights.html
- hiberianature.com/britainnature/category/green-shopping/wildlife-watching-equipment/
- photo.net/nature-photography-forum/00aryE
Trapping
Note: you will need permits for trapping of any native animal.