Wild Animal Recognition Video Dataset

This video dataset was created under NESTLER (oNe hEalth SusTainabiLity partnership between EU-AFRICA for food sEcuRity) Horizon Research Project, Funded by the European Union under Grant Agreement no.101060762.

It contains videos of four animal classes, namely Foxes, Jackals, Ravens and Vultures. The videos were captured during day and night using RGB and InfraRed sensor cameras. 

It can be useful in identifying one of these four animals or it can be used along with other data utilizing each class as part of wider animal categories.

The videos were captured at RAKOVO, Silven region, Bulgaria, on 14-19 September 2024. 

For video capturing Foxes, Jackals and Ravens a HD Camera Balever BL480LP 4G was used and specifically for Foxes and Jackals videos were captured with a Night Vision mode. The video resolution for these categories was 1920x1080.

For Vultures there was used a Digital Camera, Casio EX-H15 and a Fujifilm X-T4 with a video resolution set at 720p.