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.
Authors
- David Saltz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7437-0472)
- Orr Spiegel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8941-3175)
- Elyasaf Freiman
- Aviam Atar
- Jonathan Tichon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0080-0246)
- Erez Baruchi
- Roni King
- Roi Lapid
- Shirli Bar-David
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Israel Antiquities Authority (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Conservation Biology
- Published
- 2026-04-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70283
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00