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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1 May 2009
A Remote Videography System for Monitoring Beavers
Craig K. Bloomquist,
Clayton K. Nielsen
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Journal of Wildlife Management
Vol. 73 • No. 4
May 2009
Vol. 73 • No. 4
May 2009
beaver
behavior
camera
Castor canadensis
demography
remote videography