Setting camera traps for Giant Armadillos and Giant Anteaters

Feb 11, 2024 News

Kaieteur News – Residents of the South Rupununi villages of Shea, Maruranau and Awarewaunau recently gathered in the area to create a plan to set camera traps for Giant Armadillos and Giant Anteaters in their titled land.

A participant indicates the height of which one of the animals usually grow.

Participants examining a camera used in the exercise.

Two participants setting-up a camera trap.

The South Rupununi Conservation Society (SRCS) said the individuals learned how to use a camera trap and discussed locations to set the camera traps. They also learned the scientific method for positioning the camera traps. “The individuals will now spend the next few weeks setting the camera traps in their communities,” the SRCS noted.

For the past few decades, residents of Shea, Maruranau and Awarewaunau have noticed an apparent decline in their local giant armadillo and giant anteater populations. Therefore, the aim of the project, the SRCS said, is to find out more information about the species including their population, behaviour and distribution and also to identify the potential threats they are facing.

The SRCS expressed appreciation to SGP Guyana and Conservation International Guyana for supporting what it terms an important project. The body also expressed appreciation to the communities of Shea village, Maruranau village and Awarewaunau for partnering and collaborating with the entity on the project.

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Maruranau, Maruranau village and Awarewaunau, Participants examining a camera used in the exercise, Rupununi villages of Shea, Shea village

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