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Camera trap lending application Deadline: June 12th

For Snapshot Japan, we have decided to lend some camera traps. The decision on lending will be made based on your experience of camera trap survey and your site location, because we only have a limited supply. Please check the requirement (Open PDF) and register from following form, if you want.

Snapshot Japan 2026 registration Deadline: July 15th

Before registering for Snapshot Japan, you must register and create a Data Contributor account on Wildlife Insights . If you have a Data Contributor account on Wildlife Insights, you can register for Snapshot Japan. Please use the forms below.

※Wilidlife Insights

Please register and create a Data Contributor account on Wildlife Insights ( https://www.wildlifeinsights.org/ ), because Snapshot Japan manages the camera trap data with Wildlife Insights. If you already have a Data Contributor account on Wildlife Insights, the following procedure is not necessary.

① Register for Wildlife Insights

Register for Wildlife Insights ( https://app.wildlifeinsights.org/join ). When you will be received an e-mail from Wildlife Insights, please check the e-mail.

② Creating a Data Contributor account

To upload and annotate data, you need to create a Data Contributor account on Wildlife Insights. After registering for Wildlife Insights, submit from here ( https://www.wildlifeinsights.org/account-approval ). Please enter “Snapshot Japan” in the “Describe your project” field. The process of creating a Data Contributor account is complete and you will receive an e-mail from Wildlife Insights.

Notice

●The participant should have a permission from the landowner to monitor with camera traps.
●Do not destroy any part of the site, such as forest or agricultural roads, to install camera traps.
●To prevent accidents, participants should manage their own risk.
●The National Institute for Environmental Studies is not responsible for any action taken based on the participation in Snapshot Japan.
●When uploading photos/videos collected with Snapshot Japan, please make sure that the photos/videos do not include anyone who does not have permission to take the photos/videos. If a person is in the photos/videos, please refer to the Participant Manual.

Request for participant

If you would like to use unpublished data from Snapshot Japan for the competitive funding report, please let us know.

Contact us

If you have any questions about Snapshot Japan, please contact our coordinators ( ).