photo-trapping
n.— «There are estimated to be only 400 Sumatran tigers left in the jungle and Jeremy caught the exceptional footage last year, using a technique called photo-trapping.» —“On the trail of a missing link” Biggleswade Chronicle (U.K.) May 28, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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