The Conversation reports that the sensitive motion detector cameras used to capture animals in the wild have become entangled in a privacy and human rights concern that has become a point of focus for researchers. A survey of 235 researchers who engage camera traps in ecological or conservation projects found that more than 90 percent responded that their cameras had captured both animals and people. While this can help identify poaching activity, the article states it works to reduce trust in the community where the camera is set up and can capture images of people who are trying to remain private, adding, “The implications of camera trap technology for people’s privacy and well-being need to be more widely and openly discussed, and good practice shared.”
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