Camera traps

Camera traps, hidden in some of the world's remote and inaccessible locations, are activated by infrared sensor when body heat or movement from an animal is detected. Day and night these cameras provide a glimpse into a previously unseen world of some of the most endangered species on Earth.

Based on the photos and video taken, WWF is able to uncover invaluable information about rare species and their habitat, which we can use to ensure that they are effectively protected. Watch this video to understand how camera traps aid conservation.

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A curious panda is snapped by an infrared camera trap.

Male leopard captured in a camera trap at night, Cambodia.

Adult elephant and calf are photographed by a camera trap.

Javan rhino

The flash from the camera trap is reflected in the eyes of this panda as it makes its way through the snow in Wolong Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China.

The leopard named Barabashevskii photographed by a camera trap. He controls all of Kedrovaya Pad zapovednik (national park) in south-eastern Russia, though his home range spreads beyond this protected territory.

Amur (Siberian) tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) in north-east China (2/5).

A male dhole. The dhole is a competitor to the leopard.

Red Brocket Deer (Mazama americana): The red brocket deer travels alone or in pairs, and is threatened by hunting and deforestation.

A young tiger captured by camera trap in Bukit Betabuh Protection Forest.

Short eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), one of the two species of dogs occurring in Yasuni. It is a rare animal, very difficult so see.

Rare Malaysian tigress and her cub from camera trap.

Leopard captured by a camera trap. Babai Valley, Bardia National Park, Nepal.

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The census, taken with camera traps spread out over more than 900,000 acres of primary leopard habitat, collected around ten thousand photographs that scientists used to identify nearly 60 individual animals.

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Caught on camera

Our camera traps in Java, Sumatra, and Southwest Australia have captured some incredible footage of tigers, rhinos and a long-tailed dunnart. This video helps us to better understand the behaviour of the species and often it can clearly illustrate the threats that many of them face.

These videos capture:

3 Sumatran tiger cubs playing in an area under immiment thret of being cleared.

A long tailed dunnart in Australia sharing the same location as a feral fox.

A forest being cleared for palm oil plantation just days after capturing footage of a Sumatran tiger in the exact same location.

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