Five Consecutive Night: Fourth Possum Capture

This is currently an extremely active series of captures at deployment site one using a Timms Possum Trap modified with the sound lure at the back, and the speaker connected directly to the back of the possum trap.   Concerns that the noise might be too loud and acting as some form of deterrent can, we believe be put to rest as at this location we have had the fourth possum capture in the past five nights.

It has been five nights since the modified trap was placed in the location, replacing previous lures that were used to monitor the level of possum activity in the area.

The five tracks currently in use and all generic possum sounds, played at one minute intervals by the solar powered sound lure which has been operating with its technical components outside for two years.   We have now caught three males and a female at this location since Friday.

There is also been clear evidence with this capture of additional possum activity following the capture as another animal has been present to pull fur from the deceased animal.  

Again we have seen evidence of this repeatedly during the monitoring of the sites where we have had captures of an animal and then additional animals have arrived at the site to attack the dead animal, which we have seen both in possums and rats.

The sound lure has continued to operate after the capture of the animal and continue to generate a sound profile with the potential to bring other animals into the area.   There is the possibility of combining the trap with a self setting device to look at seeing if multiple animals could potentially be trapped.