NSW Government
Environment and Heritage

WildCount: final report on results of the WildCount program (2012 to 2021)

WildCount was a landscape-scale fauna monitoring program led by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. The program offered valuable insights into the effectiveness of camera traps for long-term fauna monitoring.
Publisher: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-923516-43-4 / ID: EH20250256
File: PDF 2.06 MB / Pages 0
Name: wildcount-final-report-on-results-of-the-wildcount-program-250256.pdf
 
Tags: ReportPark management

Running from 2012 to 2021, WildCount was the first large-scale, multi-species camera trap initiative in New South Wales. The program was developed in response to critical gaps in data for vertebrate species. WildCount aimed to improve understanding of native mammal populations and establish a robust, long-term framework for tracking changes in species occurrence across the eastern seaboard.

The program’s findings highlight the need for methodological review and refinement to ensure that monitoring efforts are robust, statistically powerful and capable of informing meaningful conservation outcomes. Systematic, long-term monitoring remains essential for managing biodiversity and at-risk species, and for guiding the delivery of effective conservation strategies.