a5f94d8b-a3f1-477c-879c-c372da8f45ac https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=chamaille_cameratrap Simon Chamaillé-Jammes CEFE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-6620 Jules Dezeure CEFE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6415-2789 Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole distributor Ville de Montpellier distributor 2026-02-17 eng

This dataset documents wildlife presence and activity in urban and peri-urban environments using a network of camera traps deployed since 2023. The project aims to better understand how wild species use urban spaces and how urbanization gradients influence their spatial distribution and behavior. Camera traps were installed across multiple monitoring sites located within cities and surrounding areas. Species detections were recorded and aggregated annually to provide a standardized overview of wildlife occurrence and activity patterns over time. The dataset includes camera trap detections of multiple mammal species across urban and peri-urban sites, summarized by year of monitoring. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Funding: BoundaryBoar project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR-22-CE03-0002).

Occurrence Camera trapping Camera trap surveys Urban ecosystems Urban wildlife Mammals Wildlife monitoring Species occurrences Urban gradient Landscape use Peri-urban environments Activity patterns Biodiversity monitoring Research study Human-dominated landscapes Wildlife ecology Non-invasive monitoring Photo-trapping Urban biodiversity GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml Observation GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html CC-BY-4.0 https://ipt.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=chamaille_cameratrap N/A 3.799286 3.958053 43.678818 43.540757 2023-09-01 2024-08-27 order Cetartiodactyla order Rodentia order Carnivora family Cervidae family Viverridae family Mustelidae order Lagomorpha family Leporidae family Suidae family Felidae class Mammalia kingdom Animalia family Canidae family Echimyidae unknown Simon Chamaillé-Jammes CEFE https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-6620 Camera traps were deployed following a standardized installation protocol to optimize detection probability while minimizing disturbance. Devices were positioned along wildlife movement paths, habitat edges, or resource areas. Images and videos were periodically retrieved, annotated, and manually reviewed to identify species and count individuals. Detection records were compiled, quality-checked, and aggregated by camera site and monitoring year. Geographic coordinates were validated, taxonomic names standardized, and data formatted according to Darwin Core standards prior to publication. The study was conducted across multiple urban and peri-urban sites in southern France. Camera traps were deployed along an urbanization gradient, including densely built city centers, suburban residential areas, green infrastructures, and surrounding natural or semi-natural habitats. This spatial design enabled the assessment of wildlife occurrence and activity across contrasting landscape contexts, from highly urbanized zones to peripheral environments. Wildlife monitoring was performed using passive infrared camera traps installed at fixed locations. Cameras operated continuously and automatically recorded animal detections through photographs or videos when motion was detected. Monitoring sites were distributed to capture variation in urbanization intensity and habitat structure. Species detections were extracted from image data and aggregated annually for each camera location, providing standardized occurrence and abundance indicators. Simon Chamaillé-Jammes https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-6620 The monitoring was carried out as part of the BoundaryBoar project funded by the National Research Agency (ANR project ANR-22-CE03-0002). 2026-02-12T08:22:25.025+00:00 dataset Chamaillé-Jammes S, Dezeure J (2026). Monitoring mammals in the city of Montpellier using camera traps. Version 1.3. Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle & Evolutive (CEFE). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.fr/resource?r=chamaille_cameratrap&v=1.3 a5f94d8b-a3f1-477c-879c-c372da8f45ac/v1.3.xml