Camera Trap Detection Rate

AUS-TSW-CON-CTR General High confidence

Benchmark Value

No specific value — see range

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: CompositeFramework

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Evidence & Context

The benchmark is derived from the 'Bounceback' program, representing best-practice landscape-scale threat abatement. It is a dual-component metric reflecting that ecosystem health is defined not by total detections, but by a pattern: successful suppression of invasive predators (feral cat CTR <1) and a strong positive response from sensitive native fauna (Western Quoll CTR >15).

Metric Definition:

Camera Trap Detection Rate (CTR) is a widely used metric in wildlife ecology to quantify the relative activity of ground-dwelling fauna. It is typically expressed as the number of independent detection events per 100 trap-nights of survey effort.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents a dual-component Camera Trap Detection Rate metric indicating ecosystem health by successful suppression of invasive feral cats (CTR <1) and a strong positive response from sensitive native species (CTR >15) in temperate semi-arid shrublands and open woodlands under conservation management.

Justification:

The benchmark is based on explicit management targets and monitored outcomes from the 'Bounceback' program, corroborated by the 'Arid Recovery' project, representing best-practice landscape-scale threat abatement and ecosystem restoration.

Sources (1)

Bounceback Newsletter - Department for Environment and Water Journal

Bounceback Newsletter - Department for Environment and Water

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Supporting Sources (6)

Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

Arid Recovery Annual Report

Contextual Support Journal

Relative impacts of cattle grazing and feral animals on an Australian ...

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Arid Recovery Annual Report 2023-24 by aridrecovery - Issuu

Contextual Support Journal

Arid Recovery Annual Report 2023-24 by aridrecovery - Issuu

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Bounceback - Managing invasive species in Australia - success stories - DCCEEW

Contextual Support Government

Bounceback - Managing invasive species in Australia - success stories - DCCEEW

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Bounceback - the history of a pioneering project - Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia (SSAA)

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Bounceback - the history of a pioneering project - Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia (SSAA)

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Bounceback — rabbit control in the Flinders Ranges - PestSmart

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

Bounceback — rabbit control in the Flinders Ranges - PestSmart

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SA Arid Lands | Bounceback - building… - Landscape South Australia

Contextual Support Government

SA Arid Lands | Bounceback - building… - Landscape South Australia

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Context

Region Australia
Biome Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands
Land Use Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
Assessment Conservation Target
Evidence Type ReferenceCondition

Lifecycle

Status Active
Version 1
Effective From 22 Mar 2026

Notes

The benchmark is a dual-component metric: 1) Feral Cat CTR < 1 detection/100 trap-nights indicating successful threat suppression; 2) Key native species CTR > 15 detections/100 trap-nights indicating strong native fauna response. There is a lower critical threshold marked by high invasive CTR and an upper detrimental threshold where hyper-abundance of a single native species indicates ecosystem imbalance.

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