Stokes State Forest, New Jersey
Potential interactions between predators and prey can be demonstrated through stomach content analysis, behavioral observations, or radio tracking. However, these methods involve live capture and disturbance to the animals. Non-invasive methods such as remote camera traps and hair snare stations now employ new technology to help understand these interactions through co-occurence data and activity patterns. These photographs were obtained using remote motion-sensitive cameras as part of an ongoing carnivore study in northern New Jersey. Other wildlife photographed at this site include: dark-eyed juncos, red squirrels, gray squirrels, white-tailed deer, and brown creepers. The diversity of wildlife in this region can be attributed to relatively large expanses of contiguous forest habitat which are rapidly being lost throughout New Jersey. (All Photos copyright Charles Kontos 2009)
