Camera trap records of urban wild mammal activity and habitat use in Freiburg, Germany

Wildlife is increasingly exposed to human-dominated environments, yet detailed data on species activity patterns and urban habitat use remain limited. This dataset documents camera-trap detections of ten wild mammal species -  badger (Meles meles), foxes (Vulpes vulpes), rat (Rattus spp.), wild boar (Sus scrofa), and marten (Martes spp.), rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), hare (Lepus europaeus), and hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) - collected across urban and peri-urban sites in the city of Freiburg, Germany. Records were obtained from 24 camera-trap locations and include one row per independent capture event. For each detection, the dataset provides species identity, number of individuals, spatial identifiers (camera location ID and file path), and temporal information, including date, time, timestamp, season, and day–night classification. To characterize activity patterns, the dataset includes binary and categorical indica..., , # Camera trap records of urban wild mammal activity and habitat use in Freiburg, Germany

Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.73n5tb3bz](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.73n5tb3bz)

## Description of the data and file structure

The data were collected through a systematic camera-trap survey conducted at 24 urban and peri-urban sites in the city of Freiburg, Germany. Camera traps were deployed to monitor the occurrence and activity patterns of medium-sized terrestrial mammals across a gradient of urbanization. Cameras operated continuously and recorded date- and time-stamped images of animal detections. Each independent capture event was identified and annotated with species identity, number of individuals, and temporal information. Spatial context was derived for each camera location to quantify surrounding impervious surface as a measure of urban intensity. The survey was designed to capture variation in diel activity and habitat use of mammal species in urban environments.

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