The AniMot system is designed to help reduce wildlife accidents and thus increase road safety. The AniMot devices use orange flashing lights to alert drivers to the presence of wild animals in the vicinity of the road. Motion detection sensors (PIR sensors) are used to detect wild animals near the road at dusk and at night, triggering an optical warning signal to alert road users. The orange LEDs flash as long as a wild animal is in the detection area. The AniMot devices communicate with the surrounding units so that it flashes on both sides of the road over a road section of approx. 50 m, giving road users an early warning of the imminent risk of collision.

AniMot device detects wildlife near the road and flashes to warn drivers.

Additional information boards inform drivers about the meaning of flashing.

The application of the prevention method is scientifically accompanied by WLS.CH. For this purpose, wild animals in the road area are systematically recorded with video cameras and high-risk situations are documented. The findings allow statements to be made on the effectiveness of the AniMot system and enable the site-specific optimisation of the measures and the identification of any further need for action. In addition, the findings also form the basis for the transfer of knowledge for prevention measures at other endangered sites.