Caught on camera! The St. Louis Wildlife Project captures animal diversity and interactions
St. Louis critters, both large and small, are caught on camera!
“Occasionally we happen to get an interesting shot of some wildlife interaction,” said Whitney Anthonysamy, associate professor of biology at University Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis (UHSP) and co-principal investigator of the St. Louis Wildlife Project.
Since the project began in 2018, the approximate 336,000 images of animals captured at 41 locations in the St. Louis area offer valuable information. The numbers are growing as the project is ongoing. The 41 locations have motion-activated camera traps.
“At mostly parks and natural areas,” explained Anthonysamy.
Anthonysamy’s undergraduate biology students at UHSP have a role with the research, taking on the photo tagging process.
“It’s a really great opportunity to get students involved in research. Ultimately, that’s the data that we use to answer our research questions.”
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