Coastal Area Head Ranger, Rodney Chambers, said that park rangers were pleased with results from video footage taken in the area. “Video surveillance has been used at Bottle Lake as problem-solving tool that has proven effective against car burglary. This is a growing issue in parks, especially where there are lots of parked cars.”

Rangers also have to deal with vandalism, fires and abandoned cars. “We have regular places where cars are left, stolen and often stripped,” says Chambers.