Can owls, or other nocturnal critters, see better at waterholes if either (or) white light/infrared light is available?
Does any form of artificial lighting help predatory animals - or prey animals - and/or does it hinder (read intefere with) any of them?
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Thanks Todd
I am, of course, aware that the 'white light' of the tracker beam, used on Game Drives, can interfere with the predator-prey relationship if incorrectly used.
I assume then that all lit-up waterholes are fitted with infrared lights but I wonder, is it not possible for Game Drive Vehicles to have an (extra) infrared beam, in order that it could be used for watching the animals at night once they have been 'spotted' by the white light beam?
I was once 'ordered' by a guide on a KNP night drive, to shine the white light beam (which I was controlling) on the heads of some elephants - and then again on a herd of impala - so that the other tourists could take pictures. Sheesh!
Needless to say I flatly refused to do so, much to the annoyance of both the guide and a couple of the tourists, though most were reasonably bush-wise and agreed with/accepted my stance.
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