Litter traps
Dear all, the protocol assumes litter traps should be 1.50m above the ground. However, as my field assistants are barely 1.50m tall, I was thinking about decreasing it to 1.20m. Is there any reason why 1.50m was the chosen height?
Cheers,
Erika
Thanks, Sam! You are completely right!
I guess I was just shocked to see a trap almost as tall as me!
Hi Erika - I just checked the manual (sorry, I should have done this before) and I think you might be mis-reading it - basically, the legs need to be cut 1.5 m long, so that 0.5 m can be stuck into the ground, resulting in the litter trap tray standing at 1.0 m height. Does that make sense?
Cheers,
Sam
Hi Sam,
Thanks a lot! Yadvinder has commented that traps used to be 1m tall and not 1.50m. Any idea if this is a typo in the manual? Toby, do you know?
Hi Erika - just had a quick chat with Toby and we can't see any reason why you shouldn't reduce it to 1.20 m. Some of my litter traps in places with high elephant population densities are placed on the ground to prevent them being knocked over - each site has its own obstacles!
Cheers,
Sam