A Remote Videography System for Monitoring Beavers

Craig K. Bloomquist; Clayton K. Nielsen

doi:10.2193/2008-200

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Craig K. Bloomquist,¹ Clayton K. Nielsen^2,*

¹aCooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6504,
²bCooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901-6504,

^* E-mail: kezo92@siu.edu

Abstract

We developed a remote videography system for monitoring behavior and demography of beavers (Castor canadensis) inside lodges and bank dens. Videography systems taped 6 beaver colonies for 1,080 hours and recorded 300 hours of beaver activity. Upon viewing videotape, we could characterize 86% of beaver activity into 1 of 12 behavioral categories. Of 26 individually marked beavers, we observed 8 (31%) on videotape and obtained a complete count of kits in 4 of 5 colonies. The remote videography system was generally useful and can provide wildlife biologists with demographic and behavioral information to support population modeling and management programs for beavers.

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Craig K. Bloomquist and Clayton K. Nielsen "A Remote Videography System for Monitoring Beavers," Journal of Wildlife Management 73(4), 605-608, (1 May 2009). https://doi.org/10.2193/2008-200

Published: 1 May 2009