In landscapes around the world WWF scientists and field staff are using cameras equipped with infrared triggers, called camera traps, to obtain critical data about wildlife and their habitats. Now you can access the same pictures used by our scientists to study wildlife and their habitats and make important decisions about conservation. Choose a location and series and see what goes on in the forest when people aren't around. More on Camera Traps

On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, WWF is collaborating with the Riau Forestry Department, using camera traps to help conduct presence/absence surveys that will provide a range map for tigers in Sumatra's lowland rainforest. The cameras will also help provide a density estimate of tigers in various habitat types and determine whether there are adequate prey species for tigers to subsist. The results could have significant implications for species and forest preservation here and around the world.

On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, WWF is collaborating with the Riau Forestry Department to use camera traps to help conduct presence/absence surveys. View galleries from Sumatra

WWF's camera trapping effort in Cambodia has focused on elephant and tiger populations, but a wide variety of other species have been documented as well. View galleries from Cambodia

In Southern Costa Rica and western Panama, scientists are using camera traps to gather critical information on some very rare and elusive animals. View a gallery from Costa Rica and Panama