Patent ID: 8421861

Claim:
A wildlife surveillance camera, comprising: a) a housing; b) first and second battery compartments located in the housing with each of the first and second battery compartments comprising a side wall that forms an elongated interior cavity that extends between two ends, with each of the cavities sized to receive at least two batteries in an end-to-end orientation, with one of the cavity ends of each of the first and second battery compartments being open so as to allow for the insertion and removal of batteries into the respective compartment with the respective side wall blocking insertion and removal of batteries into the respective compartment; c) the first and second battery compartments being separated from each other by a gap; d) camera electronics located in the housing and comprising a processor and externally facing components, the externally facing components comprising an image sensor, a display and a triggering sensor; e) the externally facing components being located in the gap between the first and second battery compartments f) an inner door movable between open and closed positions, wherein when the inner door is in the closed position, the openings to the first and second battery compartments are closed and when the inner door is in the open position, the openings to the first and second battery compartments are open; g) an outer door movable between open and closed positions, wherein when the outer door is in the closed position, the inner door is inside of the housing and when the outer door is in the open position, the inner door is exposed to the exterior of the housing.