by Meaghan Lyon, Wildlife Biologist
In the spring and summer of 2023, CWF set up over 100 field cameras in a variety of habitats along mammal travel paths at the Joint Base in Lakehurst. The study captured a glimpse of what wildlife does when they think no one is watching.
To start, here is an abbreviated species list of most of the wildlife captured on camera. We were not surprised to find that nearly 80% of our captures were of white-tailed deer! Unfortunately, no captures of black bears have been reported in the area in previous years. Check out some of the captures below!
- White-tailed deer
- Red fox
- Grey fox
- Coyote
- Striped skunk
- Opossum
- Beaver
- Groundhog
- Eastern grey squirrel
- American red squirrel
- Southern flying squirrel
- Raccoon
- Eastern cottontail rabbit
- Mice species
- Domestic cat
- Great blue heron
- Wild Turkey
- Owl species
- Songbird species
Tags: Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Joint Base McGuire, Lakehurst, Mammal survey, New Jersey, White-tailed deer