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An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system includes a base configured to house the surveillance system, and a cover coupled to the base. In addition, the enclosure includes a locking assembly that secures the enclosure to a mounting structure. The locking assembly prevents removal of the enclos

An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system includes a base configured to house the surveillance system, and a cover coupled to the base. In addition, the enclosure includes a locking assembly that secures the enclosure to a mounting structure. The locking assembly prevents removal of the enclosure from the mounting structure without opening the cover of the enclosure. The enclosure also includes 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.

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1. An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system, the enclosure comprising: a base configured to house the surveillance system; a cover coupled to said base; and a locking assembly that secures the enclosure to a mounting structure, said locking assembly preventing removal of the enclosure

1. An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system, the enclosure comprising: a base configured to house the surveillance system; a cover coupled to said base; and a locking assembly that secures the enclosure to a mounting structure, said locking assembly preventing removal of the enclosure from said mounting structure without opening said cover of the enclosure; a cable having first and second opposed ends; and wherein at least one cavity supported by said base and configured to receive at least one of said first and second opposed ends of said cable. 2. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein said locking assembly includes a screw projecting through said base and into said cavity so as to secure said cable between a wall of said cavity and said screw.3. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein said base includes a slit configured to allow a tab extending from a back side of the cover to engage the slit.4. The enclosure of claim 3, wherein said tab comprises a hole configured to receive a padlock.5. The enclosure of claim 4, wherein said base comprises a pair of side plates extending from the base spaced on either side of the slit to allow a padlock to fit between the side plates while preventing access to the lock.6. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein said locking assembly includes a means for attaching the enclosure to a mounting structure, said attaching means projecting from said base.7. The enclosure of claim 6, wherein said attaching means includes a metal pin configured to be screwed into said mounting structure.8. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein said locking assembly includes: an eye hook configured to receive at least one of said opposed ends of said cable, said eye hook having an eye extending from the back side of the base and having a threaded end, opposite said eye, projecting into the enclosure; and a wing nut configured to tighten said eye hook onto said cable. 9. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein said locking assembly includes a U-hook and a nut, said U-hook having a lip and an opposed threaded end, and wherein said base includes a notch extending into the enclosure and configured to accommodate the lip when said nut is tightened on said U-hook so as to secure said cable to the enclosure.10. A locking assembly for an enclosure that houses a wildlife surveillance system that is coupled to a mounting structure, the enclosure including a base and a cover coupled to one another, the locking assembly comprising: a tab projecting from said cover; a slit on said base configured to allow said tab to project through said slit; a cable having opposed first and second ends; and a means for attaching said cable to the enclosure. 11. The locking assembly of claim 10, wherein the tab includes a hole configured to receive a padlock.12. The locking assembly of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of side plates spaced from said slit to limit access to said padlock.13. The locking assembly of claim 10, wherein said attaching means includes a cavity supported by said base, said cavity configured to receive at least one of said first and second opposed ends of said cable; and a device to tighten said cable to the enclosure. 14. The locking assembly of claim 13, wherein said cavity is defined by an eye hook configured to receive at least one of said opposed ends of said cable, said eye hook including an eye extending from the back side of said base and having an opposed threaded end projecting within the enclosure; and a wing nut configured to tighten said eye hook onto said cable. 15. The locking assembly of claim 13, wherein said attaching means includes a U-hook having a lip and an opposed threaded end, said threaded end extending into an interior of said base so as to receive a nut, and said lip extending into a notch formed in said base when said nut is tightened to secure said cable to said base.16. The locking assembly of claim 10, further comprising a pin configured to attach the enclosure to the mounting structure, said pin projecting from said base of said assembly.17. A method of securing a wildlife surveillance system to a mounting structure, the method comprising the steps of: providing an enclosure having a base and a cover, wherein the cover has a tab with a hole in it configured to receive a padlock and the base has a slit configured to allow the tab to project through the slit, and wherein the base includes side plates surrounding the slit to prevent access to the lock of the padlock; providing a locking assembly that secures the enclosure to the mounting structure; and wherein the locking assembly secures the enclosure to the mounting structure such that the enclosure cannot be removed from the mounting structure without opening the cover. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the locking assembly includes a cable having opposed first and second ends, and wherein the base supports a cavity configured to receive at least one of the opposed ends of the cable, and wherein said securing step includes mating at least one opposed end of the cable with the cavity and pinching the cable within the cavity.19. The method of claim 18, wherein the cavity is defined by an eye hook having an eye projecting from the back side of the base and configured to receive the cable, and said pinching step includes tightening a wing nut on the hook so that the eye pinches the cable.20. The method of claim 18, wherein the cavity is defined by an elongated tube supported by the base, and wherein said pinching step includes tightening a screw adapted to extend into the cavity to pinch the cable against an interior wall of the cavity.21. The method of claim 18, wherein the cavity is defined by a U-hook having a lip, and the base includes a notch adapted to receive the lip in response to said pinching step.22. An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system, the enclosure comprising: a base configured to support at least a portion of the surveillance system; a cover coupled to the base so as to permit rotating movement therebetween; and a locking assembly that secures the enclosure to a mounting structure, said locking assembly preventing removal of the enclosure from said mounting structure without opening said cover of the enclosure. 23. A locking assembly for an enclosure that houses a wildlife surveillance system and is coupled to a mounting structure, the locking assembly comprising: a flexible cable having opposed ends and having an abutment coupled to one of said ends; a collar slidably coupled to said flexible cable and adapted to be locked to said flexible cable at a desired position; and wherein said flexible cable is configured to pass through a plurality of openings of the enclosure.