What if wildlife health surveillance was not just for veterinarians? - Opportunistic use of population monitoring by camera traps for syndromic surveillance of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx)
Laura Lenglin, Delphine Chenesseau, Louison Blin, Suzanne Bastian, Stéphanie Borel, Marie‐Pierre Ryser‐Degiorgis, Fridolin Zimmermann, Nicolas Toulet, Karin Y. Lemberger, Philippe Gourlay, Anouk Decors
The paper uses camera trap data to identify disease indicators in Eurasian lynx, finding 17% showed signs of illness, primarily skin disorders.
bioRxiv · May 26, 2025 · PreprintEcology