{"id":1660,"date":"2025-08-12T16:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T06:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wombatforestcare.org.au\/wordpress\/?p=1660"},"modified":"2025-09-28T08:15:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T22:15:20","slug":"camera-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wombatforestcare.org.au\/index.php\/camera-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion-sensing Camera Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Wombat Forestcare has established two motion-sensing camera projects, each project deploys five cameras. 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