Monitoring wildlife health for diseases with visible signs by integrating camera traps with marked individuals

= 2.32, p = 0.012), and male sex was a significant prognostic factor for terminal events (hazard ratio = 0.07, p = 0.019). Our proof of concept demonstrates that combining camera traps with marked individuals can provide a practical auxiliary or stand-alone tool for wildlife health monitoring. This approach is particularly suited to rare, elusive, or logistically inaccessible species and will gain further strength once its diagnostic specificity and sensitivity are validated.

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Conservation Biology
Published
2026-04-13
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https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70283
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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Abstract

= 2.32, p = 0.012), and male sex was a significant prognostic factor for terminal events (hazard ratio = 0.07, p = 0.019). Our proof of concept demonstrates that combining camera traps with marked individuals can provide a practical auxiliary or stand-alone tool for wildlife health monitoring. This approach is particularly suited to rare, elusive, or logistically inaccessible species and will gain further strength once its diagnostic specificity and sensitivity are validated.

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL), Tel Aviv University (IL), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL), Israel Antiquities Authority (IL)
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