Necessity is the mother of invention so when the residents of London started complaining about the number of foxes in their areas destroying gardens an intelligent scarecrow was invented. Canadian manufacturer Contech Electronics has developed this motion-activated sprinkler for the garden industry.
However, how did London get infested by foxes well it is an old story population (human) grew and the habitat of these foxes decreased so they adapted the life of city.
It is estimated that about 10,000 foxes have habitat in and around London. Frustrated by the persistent problems the citizens were turning to firearm equipped pest-control services for help but this scarecrow can solve the problem for them.
It has also been find effective in dealing with cats, possums, raccoons, deer and heron.
This scarecrow can detect the animals approach and then deters it with the help of harmless water spray.
Bryant explains that this type of harmless, automatic deterrent can play an important role in ‘persuading‘ foxes to avoid potential trouble spots. Then we all know that deterrence is an affordable, effective and humane solution, which will keep the animal activists happy also.
Via: Gizmag
Comments
As someone who lives in a big city, I am frequently visited by racoons at night, and find my garbage absolutely everywhere in the morning. I have tried everything, bungee cords, ”racoon proof” trash bins, I could go on. I may just be willing to shell out a few more bucks for this, my only question is how do you keep it from spraying you when you take the trash out?