Isotronic 70049 Instrucciones De Uso página 13

A light sequence (3x blue against wild animals) lights up automatically at
night for up to 4 hours as a third defence method. Blue occurs very rarely in
nature (flora and fauna), and indicates danger for animals.
Important information:
Deterrent effect of blue reflectors: The Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst
(State Forestry Competence Centre) has confirmed the effectiveness of
the blue reflectors again after the deterrent effect had already been
proven in other federal states. This conclusion was reached by the
ADAC as well. Accordingly the number of accidents on a forest road
with corresponding equipment is reduced by two thirds and in some
cases far more. "Blue actually acts like a barrier for wild pigs and other
animals," says Jan Engel of the Landeskompetenzzentrum Forst.
"They stop and wait until the vehicle has passed." This does not work
as well with any other colour. Conventional red for example does not
trigger any reaction at all in the animals – because many species of
mammals other than humans have no receptors for red light. This is
related to the structure of their eyes that are specialised for seeing at
dawn and dusk. The results of the study come as no surprise for the
Brandenburger Landesjagdverband (Brandenburg State Hunting
Association). "Our hunters have been installing blue reflectors on trees
along roads at their own expense for quite some time in order to
prevent collisions between drivers and game," says managing director
Georg Baumann. "This idea helps us more than game fences along
roads that block the movement of animals and are unacceptable from a
wildlife biology perspective." While wildlife crossings familiar from
motorways would be a solution, building such a crossing every 500
metres in Brandenburg is not feasible.