Leopards in African Rainforests: Survey and Monitoring Techniques
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6.1 Tracks 6.2 Genotyping scats and hair 6.3 Remote photography (camera trapping) Box 6A. Recording and measuring leopard tracks Box 6B. Collecting DNA samples from scat 7.1 Sampling design considerations i. Study area boundaries ii. Number and placement of units iii. Number of occasions for capture and recapture models iv. Adapting the sampling scheme to experience in actual capture rates for leopards 7.2 Choice of camera trap: the Trailmaster or the Camtrakker? i. The active Trailmaster (TM) trail monitor ii. The passive Camtrakker (CT) trail monitor iii. Trailmaster versus Camtrakker iv. Other options
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