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