METHOD FOR PREVENTING INJURY ON WILDLIFE

• US 20090120374A1
• Filed: 03/14/2007
• Published: 05/14/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anico APS
• Original Assignee: Anico APS
• Inventors: Hansen, Mogens Rosengaard
• Application Number:
  US12/282,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20090120374A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/719
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/06 using visual means, e.g. scarecrows, moving elements, specific shapes, patterns or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/10 using light sources, e.g. lasers or flashing lights
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/12 using odoriferous substances, e.g. aromas, pheromones or chemical agents
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 29/16 using sound waves
• CPC Class Codes: A01M 31/002 Detecting animals in a given area

Abstract

The present invention concerns a method and an apparatus for averting wildlife, where an apparatus may contain means for exerting stimuli, where the apparatus may contain means for exerting varying stimuli as variants of at least one basic stimulus. It is the object of the invention to substantially reduce damage caused by wildlife on crops and in afforestations and to reduce the number of traffic accidents caused by wildlife, even if a stock of game is rising. This may be achieved if the apparatus contains at least one memory, where the memory may contain various basic stimuli, where the memory may contain a plurality of variable stimuli within the various basic stimuli, where the apparatus may contain means for selecting basic and variable stimuli, where the apparatus may contain means for emitting selected stimuli. Hereby may be achieved that a combination of various stimuli may be exerted or transmitted within light, sound, movement or scent. Advantageously, an apparatus may be designed so that a combination of stimuli is selected depending on the actual time of the day.

Claims

1. Apparatus (2) for averting wildlife, where the apparatus (2) includes means for detecting and registering wildlife animals, where the apparatus is designed with means (6,8, 10,12) for exerting stimuli, where the apparatus (2) contains means for exerting varying stimuli as variants of at least one basic stimulus, characterised in that the apparatus contains at least one memory (16), where the memory (16) contains different basic stimuli (18,20,22,24), where the memory (16) contains a plurality of variable stimuli within the various basic stimuli (18,20,22,24), where the apparatus (2) contains means for selecting basic (18,20,22,24) and variable stimuli, where the selection of basic (18,20,22,24) and variable stimuli occurs on the basis of previous registrations of wildlife and registrations of applied stimuli, where the apparatus (2) contains means (6,8,10,12) for emitting selected stimuli.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the apparatus interacts with infrared optical means (28,30,64,66,68) for detecting wildlife.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that the apparatus interacts with means (36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 58, 60, 74, 76, 78) for emitting and detecting at least one light beam for detecting wildlife.

5. A method for preventing injury on wildlife as specified in claim 1, including exerting stimuli depending on at least one control parameter, where the stimuli include at least one stimulus selected among the following groups of basic stimuli:

sound (6), light (8), movement (10), scent (12), characterised in that the method includes detecting and registering wildlife, where the method selects at least one basic stimulus (18,20,22,24), that the method subsequently selects at least one stimulus variable within at least one basic stimulus (18,20,22,24), where the method concerns selecting basic stimulus and stimuli variables on the basis of previous registrations of wildlife and applied stimuli.

6. Use of an apparatus as specified in claim 1, for preventing injury on wildlife, characterised in that along a woodline (52) a wildlife feeding zone (54) is laid out, where on a field (56) lying behind it detectors (58,60) are used for indicating wildlife, where detection of wildlife entails selection and emitting a combination of basic stimuli (18,20,22,24) and stimuli variables.

7. Use of an apparatus according to claim 6, characterised in that at least one apparatus (2) is set up in an afforestation for detecting wildlife and emitting a combination of basic stimuli (18,20,22,24) and stimuli variables.

8. Use of an apparatus according to claim 6, characterised in that at least one apparatus (2) is set up along a road/passage (72) through a wood, where detection of wildlife occurs by means (74, 76, 78) for emitting at least one light beam, where means (74, 76, 78) for detecting light beams communicates with at least one apparatus (2) for exerting/emitting a combination of basic stimuli (18, 20, 22, 24) and stimuli variables.

9. Use of an apparatus according to claim 6, characterised in that the apparatus (2) is used in buildings for detecting and averting birds and mammals, where the apparatus (2) communicates with optical means (92, 96) for detecting birds and mammals, where the apparatus by detecting birds or mammals exert or transmit a combination of basic stimuli (18, 20, 22, 24) and stimuli variables, where the apparatus contains communication means (98) which are activated by detecting birds or mammals in a building.

2. Apparatus according to claim 2, characterised in that the apparatus (2) selects stimuli on the basis of actual time, where the apparatus (2) contains a random generator for selecting basic stimuli (18,20,22,24) and variable stimuli.