Camera Trap Detection Rate

AUS-TDG-FOR-CTR General Moderate confidence

Benchmark Value

1.67 Detections per 100 trap-nights

Direction: Higher is desirable ↑

Form: Point

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

The specific value of 1.67 detections per 100 trap-nights for the Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is calculated from data presented in Thorn et al. (2022).1

Metric Definition:

Camera Trap Detection Rate (CTR) for ground fauna, measured as detections per 100 trap-nights.

Benchmark Definition:

This benchmark represents the Camera Trap Detection Rate for the Numbat species in Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands under Production Forestry, indicating the number of detections per 100 trap-nights using unbaited camera traps.

Justification:

The benchmark is based on a significant native ground fauna species, the Numbat, derived from 6950 trap-nights (116 detections) using unbaited camera traps in the Upper Warren region of Western Australia, serving as a proxy for Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands under Production Forestry.

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Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) - ResearchGate Journal

Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) - ResearchGate

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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

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Australia's State of the Forests Report 2018 - DAFF

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Call broadcast surveys monitor owls with more precision than passive surveys by citizen scientists or acoustic recording units - CSIRO Publishing

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Remote sensor camera traps provide the first density estimate for the largest natural population of the numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) - BioOne Complete

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Great Western Woodlands SuperSite | Climate Change Impacts

Contextual Support Government

Great Western Woodlands SuperSite | Climate Change Impacts

Preview of High variation in camera trap-model sensitivity for surveying mammal species in northern Australia - ResearchGate

High variation in camera trap-model sensitivity for surveying mammal species in northern Australia - ResearchGate

Contextual Support

High variation in camera trap-model sensitivity for surveying mammal species in northern Australia - ResearchGate

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Large-scale and long-term wildlife research and monitoring using camera traps: a continental synthesis - ResearchGate, accessed July 20, 2025,

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Project 2: Baselines, drivers and trends for species occupancy and distribution

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Project 2: Baselines, drivers and trends for species occupancy and distribution

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Regions with highest risks to wildlife have fewest camera traps, study finds - Mongabay

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Shedding light on predator detections: evaluating the impact of camera-trap flash type for feral cat monitoring through in-field observations - CSIRO PUBLISHING | Australian Journal of Zoology

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Snap happy: camera traps are an effective sampling tool when compared with alternative methods | Royal Society Open Science - Journals

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The Great Western Woodlands TERN SuperSite: ecosystem monitoring infrastructure and key science learnings

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Context

Region Australia
Biome Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Land Use Production Forestry
Assessment Production Forestry
Evidence Type ReferenceCondition

Lifecycle

Status Active
Version 1
Effective From 24 Mar 2026

Notes

No specific lower critical, optimal, or upper detrimental CTR thresholds were found. Higher CTR is generally considered better up to natural saturation points unless dominated by invasive species or severe community imbalance.