Camera-trap data for fitting the random encounter model to estimate densities of coyotes and black-tailed jackrabbits in the Mojave Desert

These data are comprised of input files formatted for fitting the random encounter model to estimate seasonal densities of coyotes (Canis latrans) and black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) in the Mojave Desert, USA. Data were collected from 40 camera-traps that were randomly placed with respect to coyote and/or jackrabbit sign (e.g., tracks, scat, direct observations) and 43 camera-traps that were strategically placed where coyote and/or jackrabbit sign existed. Data were collected within and adjacent to the Boulder City Conservation Easment, Nevada, USA, during 2019-2021. Data were collected as part of a predator-prey ecology study for which one component was to estimate seasonal densities of coyotes and black-tailed jackrabbits through time.

Methods
Data were collected from 40 camera-traps that were randomly placed with respect to coyote and/or jackrabbit sign (e.g., tracks, scat, direct observations) and 43 camera-traps that were strategically placed where coyote and/or jackrabbit sign existed. Data were collected within and adjacent to the Boulder City Conservation Easment, Nevada, USA. Data files are formatted for fitting the random encounter model, and are organized by season (wet vs. dry), year (2019, 2020, 2021), and species (coyote vs. jackrabbit).