Intelligent Vision-Based System for Identifying Predators in Uganda: A Deep Learning Approach for Camera Trap Image Analysis

This study presents an effective vision -based method to accurately identify predator species from camera trap images in protected Uganda areas. To address the challenges of object detection in natural environments, we propose a new multiphase deep learning architecture that combines extraction of various features with concentrated edge detection. Compared to previous approaches, our method offers 90.9% classification accuracy, significantly requiring fewer manual advertising training samples. Background pixels were systematically filtered to improve model performance under various environmental conditions. This work advances in both biology and computational vision, demonstrating an effective and data-oriented approach to automated wildlife monitoring that supports science -based conservation measures.