Camera Trap Q&A | Pages | WWF

Q: "How often do you find the camera traps have been damaged or sabotaged by passing animals or humans?" – Jessica, Cookeville, TN A: "To date, after putting up cameras for seven months, we have had 14 (out of 80 cameras that we placed) stolen by people. Only few (fewer than 5) have been damaged by the animals." – Sunarto, WWF Wildlife Biologist Q: "When a camera trap flashes does it harm the animals' eyes?" – Lisa, Hamilton, ON A: "The cameras used in these camera traps are the same 35mm point and shoot type cameras that can be purchased anywhere. They do not use a special flash. So if the flash is safe for humans and their pets, we assume that it's safe for wild animals too." – Matthew Lewis, Program Officer -- Species Conservation Q: "How much film or memory can be stored in the camera traps at one time? And how often do you check them?" – Jessica, Cookeville, TN A: "The amount of film and the life of batteries -- and therefore how often we check camera traps -- are a function of th

Q: "How often do you find the camera traps have been damaged or sabotaged by passing animals or humans?" – Jessica, Cookeville, TN A: "To date, after putting up cameras for seven months, we have had 14 (out of 80 cameras that we placed) stolen by people. Only few (fewer than 5) have been damaged by the animals." – Sunarto, WWF Wildlife Biologist Q: "When a camera trap flashes does it harm the animals' eyes?" – Lisa, Hamilton, ON A: "The cameras used in these camera traps are the same 35mm point and shoot type cameras that can be purchased anywhere. They do not use a special flash. So if the fl