Goose damage
The problem with geese is that they eat grass, corn, wheat and the like. Geese also defecate while eating and the droppings are the main goose damage on golf courses. Goose damage can be prevented by inhibiting access to the vegetation.
Based on this principle CABWIM has developed a patended approach and built a prototype on a 2 ha meadow to mechanically and continuously threaten geese that try to fly into this area. If landed then the apparatus really provides a negative physical experience, but pain or killing is not involved.
Nine days with the prototype has resulted in May (the growing season) to 70% less goose droppings and 24% higher grass, which grew 20% more in the next 4 days.
The approach is applicable for large areas and not only for goose damage in agricultural fields, but also goose damage in golf courses or to keep clear from geese around airports.
Together with stakeholders we have now worked out a robot that deters geese, based on the functionality as described on the left. This robot wil be practical, continually effective and applicable on different qualities of area and large surfaces. The development and testing of the goose deterring robot will start second half of 2010.
