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Converting from Paper to Digital for Wildlife Data

By: Christena April 11, 2022

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Sharing a part of my research process of camera trapping that I have conducted since 2015. Camera trapping means more than going through images captured on cameras. With each photo from all the cameras, it entails noting the number of animals, types of animals, frequency of animals, as well as weather patterns. I am able…

Testing the Waters

By: Christena January 17, 2018June 20, 2020

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As I continue to monitor the wildlife diversity at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus for the 3 Rivers Foundation, I’m often surprised by the interactions and behaviors of wildlife captured on the trail cameras. This is more evident during the Beaver Pond restoration. In March 2015, when I began monitoring the campus with the camera traps,…

2017’s Best Camera Trap Selfies at 3RF

By: Christena December 27, 2017June 20, 2020

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As 2017 comes to a close, I am sharing the best camera trap selfies captured at Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus this year. Some captures are quite remarkable, especially of the baby Great Blue Heron. This year found the raccoons being the most curious animals surveyed. Of course, the greater roadrunners are always curious, along with…

A Raccoon’s Magic

By: Christena November 8, 2017June 20, 2020

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Wildlife camera trap research reveals quickly which animals are the most curious about their surroundings. I’ve had several white-tailed deer often love lick the cameras just to taste them. Greater roadrunners no matter where I’ve placed the cameras have found them and taken several selfies. Feral hogs have bumped some cameras more than once moving…