Imaging recource: Computer chair biologists: Volunteers utilize 5,000 game cameras to study Wisconsin’s wildlife

    65 species of mammals are native to the state of Wisconsin. Keeping track of all these animals is a mammoth task, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has teamed up with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and NASA to identify and document the wildlife population through the use of trail cameras. The Snapshot Wisconsin project provides volunteers with the necessary equipment and training. Volunteers then send collected photos to the WDNR four or more times per year. The cameras have GPS capabilities which the...
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