Lens in the Classroom: Ideas to Use Camera Traps in an Educational Setting
Vol. 2025 No. 4, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Vol. 2025 No. 4

Lens in the Classroom: Ideas to Use Camera Traps in an Educational Setting: WEC474/UW535, 6/2025

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw535-2025
Published 2025-07-10
Kathleen A. Carey
University of Florida image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6200-243X
Brandon W. McDonald
University of Florida image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-7077
Annesha Lahiri
University of Florida image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4041-6143
Brittany M. Mason
University of Florida image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5325-5686
Isaac L. Esquivel
University of Florida image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2242-0466
Corey T. Callaghan
University of Florida
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0415-2709
Carolina Baruzzi
University of Florida image/svg+xml
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1796-9355
Camera trap setup. Credits: Cat Wofford, UF/IFAS.
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camera trapping
environmental education
science education
Extension education

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Kathleen A. Carey, Brandon W. McDonald, Annesha Lahiri, Brittany M. Mason, Isaac L. Esquivel, Corey T. Callaghan, and Carolina Baruzzi. 2025. “Lens in the Classroom: Ideas to Use Camera Traps in an Educational Setting: WEC474 UW535, 6 2025”. EDIS 2025 (4). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw535-2025.
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This publication provides some examples of effectively using camera traps to teach ecological concepts related to wildlife feeding preferences, daily activity, human disturbance, ecosystem engineering, and pollinators. Written by K. A. Carey, B. W. McDonald, A. Lahiri, B. M. Mason, I. L. Esquivel, C. T. Callaghan, and C. Baruzzi, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, June 2025.

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McDonald, B. W., B. Mason, C. T. Callaghan, M. A. Lashley, and C. Baruzzi. 2025. “Camera Trapping for Wildlife: WEC472/UW530, 2/2025.” EDIS 2025(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw530-2025

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