An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system includes a base configured to support at least a portion of the surveillance system, and a cover coupled to the base. In addition, the enclosure includes a means for minimizing light generated by the surveillance system within the enclosure from interacting with the surveillance system. The means can be a foam insert disposed intermediate the surveillance system and an inside surface of the cover to minimize light reflected from the inside surface from interacting with the surveillance system. The enclosure can also include a cable having first and second opposed ends, and the base includes at least one cavity supported by the base and configured to receive at least one of the first and second opposed ends of the cable.