Santa Librada is a 116-ha finca with 240 head of cattle.  It is bordered to the west by a large forested hill.  We placed 10 cameras at this site, with 5 in forest and 5 in open areas.  We used a minimum spacing of 250m between cameras.

This project is run by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and is focused on collecting camera-trap data from anyone who owns their own camera trap and wishes to survey their yard, town or adjacent natural area. It is open to participation from any volunteers owning a Bushnell or Reconyx brand camera.

Camera traps deployed at the finca Maria Isabella.  This property is the site of a large cattle ranching operation.  It is predominantly fields, with a few interspersed forest fragments.  We set 5 cameras in open areas and 5 cameras in forest, with a minimum 250m spacing among cameras.

In Students Discover, middle school students conduct authentic scientific research by asking questions about local mammals and analyzing data collected with eMammal camera traps. Kenan fellow teachers collaborate with North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences scientists creating lesson plans incorporating eMammal research that also align to state and national educational standards. These lesson plans are free to download and use in your classroom at studentsdiscover.org.

Camera traps deployed at the finca Siano.  Siano supports a small number of cattle, but it is predominantly undeveloped mangrove forest along the Pacific coast.  We set 5 cameras in open areas (including 2 near beaches) and 5 cameras in coastal and mangrove forest, with a minimum 250m spacing among cameras.

Camera traps run at the finca Aguas Mansas, which is predominantely used for cattle grazing.  The property is situated along the southwestern edge of Lago Bayano near a relatively large fragment of remnant forest.  We placed 5 cameras in open areas and 5 in remnant forest fragments, with a minimum 250m spacing among cameras.