Sampling of Wild Organisms

• Sampling should be carried out in a manner that minimises impact on wild species and habitats
• Consideration must be given to rare and vulnerable species and habitats that are protected by legislation
• The chosen technique, point count, transect or remote detection must be appropriate to the species being sampled
• Quadrats, of suitable size and shape, or transects are used for plants and other sessile or slow-moving organisms
• Capture techniques, such as traps and nets, are used for mobile species
• Elusive species can be sampled directly using camera traps or an indirect method, such as scat sampling