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  • Camera trap study captures Sumatran tigers, clouded leopards, other rare beasts

    Feb 24, 2020 8:00 am by Diana YatesResearch
    Allen’s camera traps captured Sumatran tigers an average of six times during annual 30-day monitoring periods. Photo provided by Max Allen

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    • Allen’s camera traps captured Sumatran tigers an average of six times during annual 30-day monitoring periods. Photo provided by Max Allen

    Scientists deployed motion-sensitive camera traps in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in southern Sumatra. Over eight years, they recorded the haunts and habits of dozens of rare species.