TEAM Network via AFP / Getty Images A jaguar prowls through the
Central Suriname Nature Reserve at night. The individual scenes
tell wonderful wildlife stories: A jaguar goes on the prowl
during the night. An elephant takes a stroll through the jungle.
A mountain gorilla strikes a pose with a baby on her back. But
when you put together 52,000 of those hidden-camera scenes, you
can see the bigger picture: The more territory you set aside for
wild mammals, the more diversity you'll find. And soon you may
be able to contribute to that bigger picture as well. The tens
of thousands of "Candid Camera" moments come from the first
worldwide camera-trap mammal study, conducted by a consortium
known as the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network,
or TEAM Network. In a study published by the Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society B, scientists documented 105
species that showed up in nearly 52,000 images from seven
protected areas in the Americas, Africa and Asia. The
camouflaged cameras were designe