We are experimenting and looking closely at recent results from various trials taking place in our region. One of the key issues that we want to address is attracting stoats towards a DOC 200. We have key evidence to show that Possums will come to various noises at night, as will rats to rat boxes, but we want to target stoats using some form of attractant. we have had an idea suggested to us to use a robotic arm, which is shown in the video below.
This idea is at a very basic stage and there are obvious challenges ahead - if we place the arm outside of the confines of a DOC 200 we suspect strongly that possums will target the unit. Evidence has shown them interacting directly with the speakers, wires and the units - we would think they would like the movement aspect of the design very much. We will start running tests with this version of the unit shorlty and be updating and posting the results here on this blog.
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