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Infrared camera traps are an important wildlife monitoring tool, enabling wildlife occurrence and behaviours to be recorded with minimal disturbance. Traditional camera traps face various limitations though, such as short battery life, limited data storage and a lack of real-time monitoring capabilities.
WWF-Hong Kong’s “Smart Wetland 2.0 – A Smart Monitoring Network for Mai Po Nature Reserve” project, supported by the Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme under the Countryside Conservation Office, is establishing a smart monitoring system in Mai Po Nature Reserve that will enhance both mammal monitoring and smart wetland management.
A solar powered camera trap network, connected through a mobile ad-hoc network, is being set up in the Reserve to enable real-time data transmission. An online artificial intelligence-supported data management platform will analyse the data, allowing instant species identification and notification. This will greatly enhance our ability to monitor target animals, including the Eurasian otter which faces a high risk of local extinction.
So far, the team has deployed infrared cameras around the Reserve and is currently working to improve transmission and AI accuracy and promote Smart wetland management.