Lens in the Classroom: Ideas to Use Camera Traps in an Educational Setting

K. Carey, Brandon McDonald, , B. Mason, Isaac Esquivel, C. Callaghan, andCarolina Baruzzi

Release Date: 7/9/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-uw535-2025

Natural Resources

Abstract

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.

About this Publication

This document is WEC474, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Kathleen A. Carey, McDonald, B. W., Lahiri, A., Mason, B. M., Esquivel, I. L., Callaghan, C. T., & Baruzzi, C. (2025). Lens in the Classroom: Ideas to Use Camera Traps in an Educational Setting. EDIS, 2025(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw535-2025

Authors

K. Carey

student

University of Florida

graduate research assistant, wildlife ecology and management, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

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Brandon McDonald

staff

University of Florida

biological scientist II, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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A. Lahiri

communications program assistant, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

B. Mason

staff

University of Florida

data management analyst I, M.S., UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL

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Isaac Esquivel

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor and Extension specialist, agroecosystems/agronomic and forage crops, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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C. Callaghan

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, global ecology, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center

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Carolina Baruzzi

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

assistant professor, wildlife ecology and management, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

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