Jamie McKaughan describes his team’s latest research testing the use of distance sampling with camera traps as a way to establish meaningful density estimates of mesocarnivores in South Africa. Frederick Forsyth’s novel, ‘The Day of the Jackal’, is a gripping political thriller that tells the story of a highly skilled assassin tasked with killing the French President. But have you ever wondered why the author … Continue reading Let’s get to know mesocarnivores: Estimating abundance with camera traps