Five years of testing has gone into the current configuration. The fence is made up of two parts, the lower is fencing and the upper is the electrified section. Remember some species of primates can jump very high when they have a platform to propel themselves from. Trees situated near to the fence must be removed and a large enough space must be cleared. After completing jump tests i settled on a height of 2 metres even though the results of these tests showed that a fully grown vervet cannot jump out of a fence that is 1.7 metre in height.
Posts are thick treated wood poles.
These posts must be stabilized to take the strain in two directions. They are planted and concreted in holes 500mm deep Wood pole uprights. Lower Fencing Section. Diamond mesh 75mmx75mmx500mm or 50mmx50mmx500mmwide 2mm thick wire fence. The fence is buried in a trench to the depth of 150mm.