Moose is Lose - From a "Moose for the Pouchers to shoot" in Nova Scotia to " a rubber moose dummy " in Sweden and high technology warning methods in the USA; the Moose is lose in the news.
In an attempt to control illegal hunting of moose in Nova Scotia, the Wildlife Service has started catching Poucher with a new trick of using an Robot Moose. Yes, the first province to my knowledge which has set up a false (robotic) Moose for the Pouchers to shoot and attempt to harvest. Of course the Fish and Game Officials are near by to catch the illegial hunters.
It appears, the eyes of the moose reflect a spotlight, much the same way as a normal moose would at night. And the moose reaction to the presence of the poucher or illegal hunter is to continues to watch the hunter as he approaches. When the false Moose is shot it falls down. The articel also explained that the construction is such that it is capable of being shoot several times without much visual damage.
With the fine for illegal Moose hunting in Nova Scotia,up as high as 10,000$, this robot has paid for itself rather quickly. The photo in the Globe and Mail on the weekend past (25 November) shows the moose in a lake. I doubt if the photo is actual as it would be difficult to harvest if the false moose was position in the water.
It appears, the eyes of the moose reflect a spotlight, much the same way as a normal moose would at night. And the moose reaction to the presence of the poucher or illegal hunter is to continues to watch the hunter as he approaches. When the false Moose is shot it falls down. The articel also explained that the construction is such that it is capable of being shoot several times without much visual damage.
With the fine for illegal Moose hunting in Nova Scotia,up as high as 10,000$, this robot has paid for itself rather quickly. The photo in the Globe and Mail on the weekend past (25 November) shows the moose in a lake. I doubt if the photo is actual as it would be difficult to harvest if the false moose was position in the water.
While looking for the article which I read I found the following similar articles.<
""Mooses II," the Moose Dummy, May Help Develop Consumer GuidanceAccording to the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), about 80 people die in Sweden each year in collisions between automobiles and moose. A VTI report describes a method to crash test cars with a rubber moose dummy with the goal of eventually developing consumer guidance on the “moose safety” of a car model." (http://gulliver.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=2129)
Or another Americian story of attacking the Moose - Traffic problem with lazers and warnings. "But now some traffic engineers around the country are experimenting with redesigning roads to accommodate wandering wildlife and using high tech laser and infrared devices, developed for space exploration and anti-missile systems, to warn motorists when a moose wanders into the road." at http://autonet.ca/Safety/story.cfm?story=/Safety/2005/04/05/983693.html
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