In the spotlight

Diurnal or nocturnal animal due to recreation?

Fear of people can lead diurnal animals to become nocturnal. This hampers their search for food, which may impact threatened species. Wageningen ecologists collaborate with National Park de Hoge Veluwe to monitor animal activity using camera traps around the clock. Thus, they measure how wildlife such as red deer, roe deer and mouflons adapt their day rhythm, eating behaviour and terrain use to varying numbers of visitors in the area.