Mel Findlay is a seasoned consultant ecologist with over 25 years’ experience. She specialises in otter surveys and is a longstanding member of the IUCN Otter Specialist Group. An early-adopter of camera-traps, Mel realised the potential for this technology to provide much-needed information on otter ecology. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University.Pat White’s research focuses on developing evidence and practical methods in wildlife monitoring and conservation, based at the Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science at Edinburgh Napier University. He is a Member of the IUCN’s Otter Specialist Group and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management.

• 1. Introduction 2. Field signs 3. Resting places and breeding places 4. How camera-traps work 5. Deployment of camera-traps for otter surveys 6. Interpreting camera-trap data from potential resting places and other sitesGlossary References Index

A book that does exactly what it says on the tin! A brilliant go to guide.

Mel Findlay is a seasoned consultant ecologist with over 25 years’ experience. She specialises in otter surveys and is a longstanding member of the IUCN Otter Specialist Group. An early-adopter of camera-traps, Mel realised the potential for this technology to provide much-needed information on otter ecology. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University.Pat White’s research focuses on developing evidence and practical methods in wildlife monitoring and conservation, based at the Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science at Edinburgh Napier University. He is a Member of the IUCN’s Otter Specialist Group and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management.

• 1. Introduction 2. Field signs 3. Resting places and breeding places 4. How camera-traps work 5. Deployment of camera-traps for otter surveys 6. Interpreting camera-trap data from potential resting places and other sitesGlossary References Index

A book that does exactly what it says on the tin! A brilliant go to guide.

Mel Findlay is a seasoned consultant ecologist with over 25 years’ experience. She specialises in otter surveys and is a longstanding member of the IUCN Otter Specialist Group. An early-adopter of camera-traps, Mel realised the potential for this technology to provide much-needed information on otter ecology. She is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University.Pat White’s research focuses on developing evidence and practical methods in wildlife monitoring and conservation, based at the Centre for Conservation and Restoration Science at Edinburgh Napier University. He is a Member of the IUCN’s Otter Specialist Group and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management.

• 1. Introduction 2. Field signs 3. Resting places and breeding places 4. How camera-traps work 5. Deployment of camera-traps for otter surveys 6. Interpreting camera-trap data from potential resting places and other sitesGlossary References Index

A book that does exactly what it says on the tin! A brilliant go to guide.