I have been herping for the best part of twenty years and along with birding I would classify it was one of my favourite hobbies. It's not something that I take particularly seriously but when the opportunity arrises I will certainly see what critters I can find and photograph. I have planned a trip to a private farm near Augrabies in October and have decided to dedicate my efforts to photographing as many reptile and amphibian species as I can, which leads me onto a couple of questions that I was hoping you guys could shed some light on:
1. What information can be collected by amateur naturalists when catching reptiles and amphibians so that it can be sent to anyone interested for research purposes?
1.1 Surely there is a printable sheet out there somewhere that has a fill in the blanks approach, if not, what would I put on my sheet?
1.2 Where could one send such information?
2. I see the guys on the SARCA site used bucket and funnel traps quite effectively, what are the legalities and etiquette around using these? If I have the permission of the landowner is this enough to set traps on his land (with the intention of just photographing and releasing)
Thanks a mill