Abstract Although remote camera-traps are used worldwide for ecological studies, the methods of use are often based on ground-level detection. This inherently limits the ability to detect arboreal species. This study aims to test arboreal camera trapping as an alternative method to improve the detection of the binturong (Arctictis binturong). We obtained a total of 41 independent detections of binturongs for 2,973 trap-nights, representing a detection rate of 1.38%. Thus, although statistical comparison with other surveys is not possible, this is currently the highest detection rate for the species. This is encouraging to further develop this method for research on binturongs.

中文翻译：

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通过使用树栖相机诱捕提高菲律宾巴拉望岛 binturongs (Arctictis binturong) 的检测率

摘要 虽然远程相机陷阱在世界范围内用于生态研究，但使用方法通常基于地面检测。这从本质上限制了检测树栖物种的能力。本研究旨在测试树栖相机诱捕作为改进 binturong (Arctictis binturong) 检测的替代方法。我们在 2,973 个陷阱之夜共获得了 41 次独立的 binturongs 检测，检测率为 1.38%。因此，虽然无法与其他调查进行统计比较，但这是目前该物种的最高检出率。这是令人鼓舞的进一步发展这种研究binturongs的方法。