An animal monitoring station comprises a housing, a bait receptacle, a camera, a scale, and a grid. The housing comprises a chamber； and at least one port configured to allow an animal: free ingress to the chamber； and free egress to the chamber. The bait receptacle is disposed inside the chamber. The camera is disposed in the chamber. The scale is disposed in a field of view of the camera. A grid is disposed in the field of view.
