The noninvasive nature of the stealth paparazzo is teaching scientists in Canada a lot about the wildlife in their parks. There are 42 motion-activated cameras in Banff, plus 40 in Jasper, 20 in Yoho and Kootenay, and about 40 in Waterton Lakes, plus another 20 cameras on provincial lands in Kananaskis Country. In all, 40,000 square kilometers are covered. They’re only beginning to analyze the results, but so they’re finding concentrations of wolverines, that lynx are scattered throughout Banff, and that there might be lower wolf density than is healthy for caribou herds.

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