Video SWM Gabon 01 Camera trapping 2019
In 2019, an assessment of the terrestrial game stock of 4 pilot-villages was implemented in Mulundu Department (SWM Gabon site) as part of a baseline survey of the hunting system. For this purpose, sets of camera-traps (Bolyguard SG2060X) were deployed by SWM Gabon teams in the hunting ground of each village using the standard Team Network methodology (30 cameras per hunting ground during 1 month). In addition, a set of cameras was also deployed for control purpose in a non-hunted area located in the heart of the nearby Ivindo National Park (30 cameras during 1 month). The cameras were programmed to take 5 seconds of video footage when an animal passed by. After retrieving the cameras, the data was processed by the project PhD and Master students using the CameraBase software. Results show that 128 of the 132 cameras worked perfectly. Cameras returned 20 808 videos footage and a total of 40 species were inventoried. The indicators derived from this protocol were reported in the Sustainable Hunting Info-Service of each village. Together with offtake indicators, they provide a useful basis for guiding participatory wildlife management in practice. This protocol will be repeated after three years in order to assess the impact of the management measures taken with local hunters and adapt them if necessary.
In 2019, an assessment of the terrestrial game stock of 4 pilot-villages was implemented in Mulundu Department (SWM Gabon site) as part of a baseline survey of the hunting system. For this purpose, sets of camera-traps (Bolyguard SG2060X) were deployed by SWM Gabon teams in the hunting ground of each village using the standard Team Network methodology (30 cameras per hunting ground during 1 month). In addition, a set of cameras was also deployed for control purpose in a non-hunted area located in the heart of the nearby Ivindo National Park (30 cameras during 1 month). The cameras were programmed to take 5 seconds of video footage when an animal passed by. After retrieving the cameras, the data was processed by the project PhD and Master students using the CameraBase software. Results show that 128 of the 132 cameras worked perfectly. Cameras returned 20 808 videos footage and a total of 40 species were inventoried. The indicators derived from this protocol were reported in the Sustainable Hunting Info-Service of each village. Together with offtake indicators, they provide a useful basis for guiding participatory wildlife management in practice. This protocol will be repeated after three years in order to assess the impact of the management measures taken with local hunters and adapt them if necessary.