Night-time Photographs Provide New Data on Red List Species at the Kaplankyr Nature Reserve

The Kaplankyr State Nature Reserve’s diverse array of wildlife is now being closely observed and monitored at night thanks to camera traps local specialists have received from the Environmental Protection Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection of Turkmenistan.

Triggered automatically by a motion sensor, camera traps produce high-resolution still images and videos.Thanks to hermetically sealed bodies, they are water- and dust-proof.This allows them to work effectively and safely.

Installed in remote areas of the Reserve camera traps have already captured a wealth of data to the sheer joy of specialists.A caracal, which ...

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