Sightings sheet
The sightings sheet asks you for more detailed information on individual carnivore sightings. It would be wonderful if these sheets could be filled in every time you see an animal, but we realise that this may be asking a lot of you! Instead, we ask that you fill in these sheets whenever you have unusual sightings; for example, whenever you see a species that you see rarely in a particular area. Thus the Sightings Sheet allows us to gather relatively detailed information about carnivores that are seldom seen in a given area.
Please fill in as many of the labeled columns as possible; these include the species seen, the total number of individuals in the sighting, the number of young, whether the mammal was dead or alive in the sighting, the date, time, location*, and habitat type. A list of habitat categories is provided on the Sightings Sheet.
* We prefer a GPS location reference whenever possible. If you use a GPS, we would be most grateful if you could record the coordinates, if at all possible, in degrees decimals (i.e. 4.59843), and if not, please let us know what GPS settings you are using. If you don’t have a GPS, then please provide a grid square reference, or the name of the nearest town.
Address to send your information:
Tanzania Carnivore Project
Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI)
Box 661 Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 27 2549593