Ivan Dean: ‘I also understand there are nearly 200 motion-detecting cameras within the fox program, or within that department at least. How much use have those cameras had, and have any foxes been detected on any of them? How many hours of service have the cameras had, and how many cameras are currently being used? There could well be photographs of Tasmanian Tigers; there will not be any foxes, but there could be Tasmanian Tigers.’
Craig Farrell, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council: ‘In regard to how many cameras the Fox Eradication Program has and how long they are put out in the field, the Fox Eradication Program currently has 156 cameras used for fox monitoring and research activities. The cameras are placed in the field for periods of up to two weeks depending on the purpose of the survey and the capacity of the camera.’
Reference: [Legislative Council Hansard 27 June 2012]
Unlike the images taken below, Tasmania’s taxpayer-funded program has had no luck with photographing live Tasmanian foxes…. in eleven years.
Uploaded on June 14, 2012
Fox kit on point Photo by cnggack I found a fox den and set up my home made Sony P41 camera with Snap Shot Sniper control board I’ve gotten thousands of pics in the last month watching them grow.
Three fox pups Photo by cnggack Sunset picture of three fox kits on their den
[Reference: http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2012/06/best-photos-field-streams-2012-spring-trail-cam-contest-round-iii?photo=1#node-1001470888 ]
