Open Forum

This five-day training is designed for beginners as well as mid-level researchers being organized for the second year followed by a successful training in November 2018. This will give them exposure to use of camera trapping technique for population monitoring of terrestrial mammals. The technique has proven to be very useful for applied research on wildlife and conservation area management.

This training will cover aspects of research planning, execution, data organizing and data analysis.

Course Overview 

❏     Camera trapping survey: Research design principles, field applications, data management, data analysis and report preparation.

❏     Designing research methodology: Selecting appropriate field techniques and analytical framework for achieving your research goal.

❏     Data organization and visualization: Camera trap data cataloguing using Camera Trap File Manager (CTFM) software.

❏     Analytical Techniques:

❏  Relative abundance of wild terrestrial mammals.

❏  Exposure to different statistical framework used to analyse camera trapping data- conceptual background, regression approaches, probability distribution and model selection criteria.

❏  Basics analysis for population estimation using software like- SECR in R.

❏     Hands on workshop on application of key equipment:  Equipment associated with population monitoring like GPS, Camera Traps, Compass, Range finders, etc.

❏     Basics on use of mapping software QGIS and Google earth required for planning, execution and data analysis.

❏     Field work for practical applications of the tools and techniques.

Program Details

▪        Dates: 02 March to 08 March 2020.

▪        Duration: 5 full days (+2 days travel)

▪        Venue: Bansbari, Manas National Park, Assam, India. see MAP.

▪        Course Fee: See below. Fees includes registration, tuition, course materials, food, accommodation, field visits and local transportations. Few deserving local candidates may receive 50% reduction on fee which depends on fund availability.