Foxlights were developed by an Australian farmer seven years ago when he was forced to find a job away from his farm and was concerned about fox attacks against newborn lambs. Prior to this he would patrol his fields at night with a gun and spotlight.
The idea behind the foxlight is to give the impression of somebody walking around the area with a spotlight, which helps keep foxes away. After three years of using the system at home, and seeing how well it worked, he decided to have it redesigned professionaly so it could be sold to other farmers.
Now available in the UK, the Foxlight features nine LED bulbs that able to project light all round the unit. A computer chip is used to create a varying flash pattern so the foxes don’t get used to it, and the six-volt battery will give many months worth of flashing.
Foxlights are placed on the top of a steel post or hung on an existing fence.A light sensor turns the unit on at nightfall.
The device was entered into a TV programme in Australia called The New Inventors and won the Home Viewers Choice on that night.
Now manufactured in Taiwan from the highest-grade materials, sales in Australia have reached many thousands. Farmers use them for the protection of many types of livestock from foxes and dingoes, while people working for the protection of endangered wildlife have had success with their use.
Tests have been and are being carried out with coyotes in Canada, wolves in Switzerland and jackals in South Africa.
The idea behind the foxlight is to give the impression of somebody walking around the area with a spotlight, which helps keep foxes away. After three years of using the system at home, and seeing how well it worked, he decided to have it redesigned professionaly so it could be sold to other farmers.
Now available in the UK, the Foxlight features nine LED bulbs that able to project light all round the unit. A computer chip is used to create a varying flash pattern so the foxes don’t get used to it, and the six-volt battery will give many months worth of flashing.
Foxlights are placed on the top of a steel post or hung on an existing fence.A light sensor turns the unit on at nightfall.
The device was entered into a TV programme in Australia called The New Inventors and won the Home Viewers Choice on that night.
Now manufactured in Taiwan from the highest-grade materials, sales in Australia have reached many thousands. Farmers use them for the protection of many types of livestock from foxes and dingoes, while people working for the protection of endangered wildlife have had success with their use.
Tests have been and are being carried out with coyotes in Canada, wolves in Switzerland and jackals in South Africa.
For more information – and a link for buying the units in the UK – visit: www.foxlights.com.
