New software has been developed that will help wildlife researchers to better identify tigers photographed via remote cameras. The software, developed by experts from Conservation Research Ltd. and the Wildlife Conservation Society, relies on technology similar to that of fingerprint-matching software used by crime investigators.

Camera trap photography is a non-intrusive method for studying animals in their natural habitat. Camera traps are automatic, motion-sensitive cameras that are placed at various locations throughout a study site. They are equipped with infrared triggers that snap an image when an animal wanders through the field of vision.