Susan Young is a photographer and writer living in South Devon. She gives wildlife photography courses, and has had numerous photographic exhibitions, as well as publishing various articles and books – including Wildlife Photography Fieldcraft. This book is the culmination of eight years of research with Natural England, the Woodland Trust and more recently the Mammal Society, on the use of remote camera systems to monitor wildlife.

• Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Camera systems for wildlife: an overviewChapter 1: Wildlife enthusiasts Badgers Foxes Small mammals Deer Tawny owlChapter 2: Public engagement and schools Small mammal feeding station (schools) Bird-feeder camera systems (schools) Ponds/bird baths (schools) Pond dipping (schools) Dormouse boxes (public engagement) Otters (public engagement) Rockpools (public engagement and schools)Chapter 3: Ecology and conservation Bats Badgers Deer Otters and beavers Small mammal surveys Birds InsectsChapter 4: Research Great crested newt Bats Water voles Dormice Remote recording using wireless transmissionChapter 5: Setting up outside Introduction Choice of environment Mounting options Recorder parameters Hints and tipsChapter 6: Equipment details 6.1 Cameras 6.2 Recorders 6.3 Cables 6.4 Monitors 6.5 Power 6.6 Useful accessoriesChapter 7: Connecting and setting up equipment 7.1 The equipment from a connection standpoint 7.2 Connecting it all up 7.3 Setting up the recorder 7.4 Connecting to the internet 7.5 Video conversion and editing 7.6 Wildlife protocolsAppendices A1 Connector details A2 Power calculations A3 Other night vision camerasReferences Index

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