STRUIKROVER®

The Struikrover® is a research instrument developed by Matthijs Smaal. It is a specially designed tube with which all martens and other predators (e.g. fox, raccoon, raccoon dog) found in Western-Europe can be photographed or filmed with a camera trap. But songbirds are also easy to capture on camera. The Struikrover® is a further optimization of previously devised research instruments and meets the following 6 requirements:

• Suitable for inventorying all mustelids
• Easy to transport and quick to install
• Easy to use and without any specific knowledge
• Cheap lure that maximizes detection chances
• Sturdy, robust and virtually indestructible
• Can be placed virtually invisibly in the field

The Struikrover® is available at Cameraval.eu in 3 versions:

• Completely assembled (so ready-made and including camera trap)
• Custom Construction Kit (you build in all the parts and your own camera yourself)
• Custom Built (your camera will be built in by us after you send it)

Here you will find an article about the effectiveness of the Bush Rover to investigate the day/night rhythm of the red vole in the field: Van Manen W. & M. Smaal, 2021. Circadian and ultradian rhythms in free living bank voles (Myodes glareolus). Lutra 64(2):73-80.