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“Through trial and error, they found feral cats were most averse to the sound of human voices and domestic cats were most averse to the sound of other cats.”
RNZ recently published an article on research into using ABRs as a non lethal deterrent for cats to protect the nesting grounds of endangered birds in New Zealand.
By Kate Green, Senior Reporter Published in Radio New Zealand (RNZ). Image Credit: Patrick Garvey
“The researchers suggest three possible reasons for the fear: competition for resources, aggressive behaviour of elephants, and “generalised neophobia”: fear of anything new.”
An article on research into fear responses to elephants in Kruger National Park by teams from US, South Africa and Swazi.
By Ellen Phiddian. Published in Cosmos Magazine. Image Credit: Jami Tarris / Getty Images.
“It is very difficult to talk in Afrikaans …,” begins the bodiless voice. The leopard pauses, glances toward the source of the sound and then drops its hard-earned quarry and runs.
An article on animal responses to ABRs in Kruger National Park, and the latest research by Dr Liana Zanette of Western University and her team.
By Lesley Evans Ogden. Published in New York Times.
“Wildlife, more often than not, probably hear us before they see us, and so we can rarely observe if it is a negative response.”
An article on a deployment by Kathy Zeller and Mark Ditmer, studying the impact of human noises on wildlife in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton National Forest.
By Christine Peterson. Published in High Country News. Image from Deposit Photos.
“We’d just been working with Mp3 playback technology for board games based on Jacinta’s children’s book. So the starting point for the BoomBox was literally a chip designed for toys …”
An article with Dr. Meredith Palmer and Akiba and Jacinta from Freaklabs on the origins of the BoomBox collaboration and device.
By Ellie Warren. Published on WILDLABS.