Thermography is an imaging method which registers infrared waves in the electromagnetic
spectrum that are emitted by all objects on the Earth. The state and properties of the studied …

Drones equipped with thermal sensors have shown ability to overcome some of the
limitations often associated with traditional human‐occupied aerial surveys (eg, low …

Thermal Imaging Techniques to Survey and Monitor Animals in the Wild: A Methodology
provides a manual for anyone interested in understanding thermal imaging and its …

For most ecologists, detection probability (p) is a nuisance variable that must be modelled to
estimate the state variable of interest (ie survival, abundance, or occupancy). However, in …

Ungulates, in particular the Central European roe deer Capreolus capreolus and the North
American white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, are economically and ecologically …

Automated cameras have become increasingly common for monitoring wildlife populations
and estimating abundance. Most analytical methods, however, fail to account for incomplete …

Camera surveys often involve placing bait in front of the camera to capture animals more
frequently, which could introduce biases in parameter estimates. From September 2008 to …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly used in wildlife surveying, including
estimation of population densities. It is essential that we evaluate and test new survey …

Management of large herbivores could be improved by investing less effort in estimating
absolute abundance and more effort tracking variation over time of indicators of ecological …

Abstract The recently established Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park has designated
the Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) as its flagship species, providing new hope for …