Presence of Mammals in Ontario, Canada, Verified by Trail Camera Photographs Between 2008 and 2010

Authors

  • Rick Rosatte Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, DNA Building, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v125i3.1221

Keywords:

diversity, mammals, trail cameras, camera traps, White-tailed Deer, Odocoileus virginianus, Raccoon, Procyon lotor, Coyote, Canis latrans, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, Red Squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, Black Bear, Ursus americanus

Abstract

Trail cameras were used to determine the presence of medium to large-sized wild mammals in Ontario between 2008 and 2010. A total of 27 different species of mammals across the province were photographed during 17308 trail-camera-nights. Presence indices (photographs per trail-camera-night) for the areas sampled in southern Ontario were highest for the following species: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Coyote (Canis latrans), Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), and Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Presence indices for the areas sampled in northern Ontario were highest for White-tailed Deer, American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Moose (Alces alces), Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus), and Red Squirrel. Trail camera photographs depicted extensive use of snowmobile trails by wildlife in southern Ontario.

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Vol. 125 No. 3 (2011)

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