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Japan Uses Imported Wolf Urine And Lion Noises To Keep Deer From Accidents
Nexco East, an expressway operator, imports wolf urine from the United States to spray on the highways it operates in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's four main islands.
"Even though we have increased the height of fences to 2.5 metres (8.3 feet) from 1.5 metres, fences sometimes break because of heavy snow, so we need this stop-gap measure while mending them," a company official told AFP.
"The effect lasts about a month, but it won't be effective forever because deer get used to the smell," he said.
The deer population in Hokkaido was nearly wiped out in the early 20th century because of overhunting and sometimes brutal winters.
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/weird/wolf-urine-lions-roar-keep-deer-from-japan-transport-7
"Even though we have increased the height of fences to 2.5 metres (8.3 feet) from 1.5 metres, fences sometimes break because of heavy snow, so we need this stop-gap measure while mending them," a company official told AFP.
"The effect lasts about a month, but it won't be effective forever because deer get used to the smell," he said.
The deer population in Hokkaido was nearly wiped out in the early 20th century because of overhunting and sometimes brutal winters.
http://news.xin.msn.com/en/weird/wolf-urine-lions-roar-keep-deer-from-japan-transport-7
