We are now running our final trials with our Possum focussed sound lure. It is being deployed and remaining silent during the day, activating when the light level starts to drop. It is not being activated by being in shade, and first indications by changing our solar panel is that the new panel will run the unit in shade conditions.
While it is possible that there will be some minor adjustments most likely this is our final unit.
We have had some promising initial results, in the first few days we've had a brush tailed possum move to the sound lure site and interact with the sound lure, while ignoring the baited trap - including pulling the sound lure down from the box it was located on (as shown in the two photographs on the left. While this is promising this is only the first result from a long term deployment, where we will be monitoring the process and progress at a number of South Taranaki locations.
While we have experienced instances of brush tailed possums already we are continuing to see significant rat activity at this site as well - the unit is now playing exclusively possum focussed noise where it was previously playing a combination of rat and other noises.
Will be monitoring this deployment for a considerable time moving forward.
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