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Improving the detection rate of binturongs ( Arctictis binturong ) in Palawan Island, Philippines, through the use of arboreal camera-trapping

2020; De Gruyter; Volume: 84; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1515/mammalia-2019-0113

1864-1547

Agathe Debruille, Pauline Kayser, Géraldine Veron, Murielle Vergniol, Melissa Perrigon,

Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Abstract Although remote camera-traps are used worldwide for ecological studies, the methods of use are often based on ground-level detection. This inherently limits the ability to detect arboreal species. This study aims to test arboreal camera trapping as an alternative method to improve the detection of the binturong ( Arctictis binturong ). We obtained a total of 41 independent detections of binturongs for 2,973 trap-nights, representing a detection rate of 1.38%. Thus, although statistical comparison with other surveys is not possible, this is currently the highest detection rate for the species. This is encouraging to further develop this method for research on binturongs.