A RADIOTELEMETRY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE TREADLE SNARE IN PROGRAMS FOR CONTROL OF WILD CANIDS

A capture-status alarm system was developed to be used in conjunction with a humane snare device used for control of wild canids in Victoria . The alarm unit transmits a unique identity code as well as indicatin g the capture status of the snare. Large numbers of alarm units can be allocated to a single frequency as data transmission is short and gov erned by a pseudo-random timer. All status information is presented in alphanumeric format on a light-emitting diode display. The system is user-friendly and does not demand a high degree of skill to operate. T he alarm can be incorporated with a number of trapping devices and sho uld enhance the efficacy and humaneness of any trapping operations.