DeepFaune New England: A Species Classification Model for Trail Camera Images in Northeastern North America
The DeepFaune New England model classifies wildlife species in trail camera images, identifying 24 taxa from northeastern North America with high (97%) accuracy. The model was adapted from the DeepFaune model for identifying European wildlife, demonstrating the practicality of transfer learning across continents. The majority of training data is openly licensed, and the model itself is open source, enabling easy integration into camera trapping workflows. The open source software is available at (https://code.usgs.gov/vtcfwru/deepfaune-new-england), and has been further integrated into the PyTorch-Wildlife framework.
Authors
- Therese M. Donovan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8124-9251)
- Rachel M. Cliché
- Alexej P. K. Sirén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3067-6418)
- Toni Lyn Morelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5865-5294)
- Susan Staats (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8163-4627)
- Katherina Gieder
- Catherine Callahan
- Laurence A. Clarfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3927-9411)
- Tammy L. Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-8277)
- Shevenell M. Webb
- Angela K. Fuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-7468)
- Christopher Bernier
- Zhongqi Miao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0439-8592)
- Leighlan S. Prout
- Jillian R. Kilborn
- Scott Wixsom
- Riley K. Patry
Institutions
- Dartmouth College (US)
- University of Vermont (US)
- Green Mountain College (US)
- United States Geological Survey (US)
- Microsoft (United States) (US)
- New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (US)
- US Forest Service (US)
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service (US)
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
- Green Mountain Radio Research (United States) (US)
- Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (US)
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (US)
- NHTI - Concord's Community College (US)
- Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (US)
- Woodlands Hospital (GB)
- Climate Adaptation Science Centers (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72174
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72
Funders
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Geological Survey
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife