This camera trap workshop explains the uses of camera traps, the different types available and how to operate them, such as changing the settings. The event will be packed with tips and tricks for getting the best out of your camera trap, including choosing a location and luring wildlife. If you don't have your own camera, that's okay! We will have camera traps available for you to borrow to survey the wildlife on your farm. Then, learn how to upload your photos to NatureMapr or a similar biodiversity database.

This event is being run by K2W Link as part of Cores, Corridors and Koalas - a partnership between the Great Eastern Ranges and WWF-Australia to restore and reconnect habitat for forest-dependent native animals.

Presenters

Janelle Friend: Ecologist, Wombat Rescue
Janelle is a volunteer and now a senior ecologist for Wombat Rescue, her daily duties include tracking, monitoring and treating wombats. Janelle has extensive experience procuring, setting and retrieving data from wildlife cameras.

Toby Pearson: Invasive Species Officer
Toby uses wildlife cameras in his day-to-day work to track and monitor several invasive species throughout southeast Queensland, he specialises in carnivorous predatory species in sensitive threatened species habitats.

Jed Pearson: Ecologist, Molonglo Conservation Group
Jed is a BAM accredited ecologist, Land for Wildlife assessor and project manager for Molonglo Conservation Group and the Australian River Restoration Centre. He has used wildlife cameras on many projects, this experience extends to working on conservation projects including Waterwatch, Rivers of Carbon and Save our Species.

Agenda:

9-9.25am: Arrivals and morning tea

9.30-10.30am: Session 1 - The A-Z of wildlife cameras with Janelle Friend

10.45-12.15pm: Session 2 - Wildlife cameras in the field with Toby Pearson

12.15: Lunch

12.45-2pm: Session 3 - Uploading your findings to a database with Jed Pearson