Turtleback EEC participates in the Long Island Mammal Study on the North Fork through tracking and trail camera trapping. Collected data is submitted to the Long Island Mammal Study Group, the Town of Southold, and the DEC Furbearer Survey. Target species for our region are:

American Beaver (Castor canadensis)

American Mink (Mustela vison)

Eastern Coyote (Canis latrans)

Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)

North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)

Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans)

Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)

You may also participate in this community science effort!

1) Submit your sighting via iNaturalist

Seatuck’s iNaturalist Tutorial

2) Submit your sighting to the DEC Long Island Furbearer Survey

Town of Southold Deer Hunters: Please be aware of the above species that may show up on your trail cameras or be observed while in the field. You can submit data to the Town of Southold.

Rabbit Hunters and Wildlife Rehabilitators: Please help DEC determine whether the New England Cottontail population is extirpated on Long Island. The Eastern Cottontails and New England Cottontails look similar. The ways to determine the species are through genetic testing of tissue or fecal samples or by examining morphological skull characteristics.