Human beings have shared this planet with wildlife since the dawn of time and both groups have always had an impact on each other. But in recent times wildlife species have become threatened by human activity. The fact that the survival of wildlife species is at risk means that the survival of human beings is… Continue reading
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How Squirrels Get Into Vents
Unprotected Wall Vents This photo was taken from inside a customer’s attic by one of our wildlife technicians. Comfortably nestled amongst the insulation and nesting material is a litter of baby squirrels that are approximately 3 weeks old – their eyes are still completely closed. The mother squirrel entered the home by chewing through… Continue reading
Allergies? Insect Bites? Try Pest Control
People who have insect allergies rejoice! A recent study from Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology gives new hope for your aversion to creepy-crawly-bitey insects as it reveals the possibility of injections that would make you “less allergic”. It’s a promising development that should decrease the risks for particularly vulnerable people, even though some will… Continue reading
Catching the Fast and the Furry-ous: Humane Raccoon Removal
It’s short, it’s fluffy, it’s absolutely adorable, and apparently it’s the newest celebrity of the mammalian world. The olinguito is the latest discovery announced by Smithsonian scientists in Washington; and it is now being welcomed as yet another cute and cuddly member of the raccoon family. It is a rarity, after all, and is therefore… Continue reading
The Importance of Humane Wildlife Control in Hamilton to Both Critter and Man
A few weeks ago, CBC News had reported about a woman whose apartment in Saskatoon was overrun by bats. Christina Abbot, who has since moved out of the apartment, recalled that her bat problem started out with just one bat when she left her apartment for a week. When she came back, she found another… Continue reading
Getting Rid of Mice: Both Business and Residential Issue
Esteemed journalist and Toronto resident Robert Fulford wrote in 1999, “Kensington today is as much a legend as a district. The (partly) outdoor market has probably been photographed more often than any other side in Toronto.” In one of the neighborhood’s photographs that came out this January posted on social site Reddit, three rats feast… Continue reading
Getting Rid of Rodents Effectively Prevents Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Hantavirus is a negative sense RNA virus originating from rodents in South Korea’s Hantan River area. During the Korean War in the 1950s, the initial outbreak affected around 3000 troops from both sides. Since then, the only other major outbreak occurred in the Four Corners region of the United States. Health officials, however, have tried… Continue reading
Effective Rodent Control Service to Contain Squirrel Population and Prevent Damage to Homes
Last year, Tom Oder wrote an article for Mother Nature Network (MNN) citing residents’ concerns over the apparently increasing squirrel population. This is an issue faced by homeowners living in several areas in the eastern United States and in several regions in Canada as well. While much has been written about the health dangers these… Continue reading
‘Killing Kindly’ As a Last Resort in Rodent Control
All over the world, there is always the issue of how effective rodent control can be done in the most humane way possible. “Kind” and “gentle” are two words frequently used by animal welfare activists and companies engaged in the containment of domestic pests such as rats and mice. Since these animals are commonly found… Continue reading
Seeking Help From Experts in Animal Control for Wildlife Displacement
While dogs are often regarded as man’s best friend, the same can not be said for all animals, as many are regarded as nuicances. Not everybody loves animals, especially critters that gain entry to a home without invitation, and damage appliances and other valuable property. Such a situation often occurs in suburban homes as feral… Continue reading
When An Animal Control Service Helps Clear the Airspace
The warmer seasons in Canada may be time for the birds to “start singing” again, but hopefully, not at your expense especially if you’re a homeowner or facility manager. An article in the July 2013 issue of Today’s Facility Manager (TFM) magazine reported that bird droppings, which have high amounts of nitrogen, not only damage… Continue reading
Wildlife and Animal Removal: When Even Sports Facilities Needs it
Certain forms of wildlife could be quite scary when encountered face-to-face. The Los Angeles Dodgers reported to the Los Angeles Times that several skunks and a raccoon were found scurrying across parts of Dodger Stadium in the past two months; the place had at least seven reported skunk invasions. Some kiosk operators in the concourse… Continue reading
When Wildlife Control Experts Have Their Hands Full With Bats
Swarms of bats are more than enough to menace a local community. The Wicked Local in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA, reported that wildlife removal outfits received 43 calls on bat infestations in the first three weeks of August. A local wildlife specialist admits the cases have already swamped their lines with at least 100 calls received… Continue reading
Fight Off Bed Bugs With Efficient Pest Control
The adage “don’t let the bed bugs bite” is getting a lot harder to follow these days. In an article from the Canadian Press, two seniors’ homes in Alberta and four buses in Edmonton have been treated for bed bug infestation. While bed bugs are generally no cause for alarm, health officials admit that controlling… Continue reading
The Importance of Immediately Getting Rid of Mice to Avoid Business Closure
An article in the Toronto Star dated January 31 reports about the closure of two Kensington Market shops—a bakery and a fish market—after critical rodent infestations were identified in them. The closure was ordered by Toronto Public Health in an attempt to safeguard consumers from the possibility of purchasing contaminated food. Only after the stores… Continue reading
The Difficult Task of Thoroughly Getting Rid of Rodents
A January 5, 2013 article posted on CBC News’ website reported on the flurry of concern raised over the discovery of a rat carcass in a southeast neighborhood in Calgary, Alberta. The presence of the dead rodent in New Brighton, Calgary launched the entire city on a frenzied rat hunt, with citizens intent on being… Continue reading
Rodent Control Service Providers: Keeping People Away From Harm
More than being a major nuisance to homeowners’ properties, rodent infestation is also accompanied by the risk of contracting a number of infectious diseases. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), for instance, is a rare lung disease brought about by the hantavirus, which can be directly transmitted by rodents. According to the Center for Disease Control and… Continue reading
Rodent Control Services: A Must for Canadian Homes
CBC News reported last May that after a long winter, Charleswood, Winnipeg resident Julian Warelis was shocked to see his lawn all messed up as he was raking grass. It turned out that a pack of burrowing voles chewed up the grass and dug multiple holes, resulting in several bald spots on his lawn. A… Continue reading
Call Animal Control and Wildlife Removal Services to Stop Bat Infestation
Contrary to popular belief, bats are not major carriers of the rabies virus; however, those that actually are have a tendency to be clumsy and thus are more prone to human contact. This makes incidents of bat infestation seem scarier than they really ought to be. Unfortunately, having bats move into homes is fairly common,… Continue reading
New Animal Control Bylaw Sets No Limits to Number of Bird Feeders: How will this End Squirrel Invasion?
In Mississauga, Ontario, the intrusion of urban wildlife has become such a huge problem. Chris Clay of Mississauga News reports that the city’s municipal staff eventually proposed setting a limit to the number of bird feeders local residents may install, a proposal that has drawn widespread criticism. In fact, some media outfits argue that this… Continue reading
Animal Removal and Wildlife Control Services Get Rid of Raccoons in a Humane Process
With the raccoon population in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) increasing rapidly, it’s no surprise that David Suzuki called Toronto the “raccoon capital of the world” in the CBC documentary Raccoon Nation. Sometimes referred to as masked bandits, these nocturnal creatures find their way into uncovered chimneys, luscious vegetable gardens, bird feeders, and family rubbish… Continue reading
Wildlife Control Services: Controlling Bird Populations in a Safe and Humane Way
Bruce Di Labio of the Ottawa Citizen recently reported that the rising water levels in the Ottawa River have caused shorebirds of various species to foray inland in search of more ideal feeding habitats. These included egrets, cranes, herons, and bitterns. Di Labio mentioned that these shorebirds were also spotted elsewhere, along the shallow-watered Carp… Continue reading
Little Brown Bat Population Dwindles Amid Calls for Humane Pest Control
It’s bad news for little brown bats in New Jersey: James O’Neill, staff writer for the NorthJersey.com news, reports on the diminishing bat count in the state. There once were as many as 30,000 of these bats in Jersey’s primary hibernation site, but that number has recently dropped to a new low of 600 as… Continue reading
Raccoon Removal: A Growing Necessity
Calling all raccoon removal services like GTA’s Skedaddle Wildlife: Toronto Sun’s Ted Woloshyn reported in one of his columns that with an average of 50 raccoons per square kilometre, Toronto is undoubtedly the Raccoon Capital of the World. Originally from the tropics and sub-tropics, raccoons have increasingly moved into urban areas of North America, Europe… Continue reading
Concerns Arise as Rodent Control Service in Wales Becomes a Commodity
While most rodents may be small, these critters may carry various dangerous disease pathogens. Rodent infestations have been found to cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome or HPS, a deadly disease accompanied by fever, severe muscle aches, and fatigue. In Wales, budgetary cuts made in council pest control services have made residents more susceptible to HPS and… Continue reading
The Rise of Distemper Makes Effective Raccoon Removal Even More Important
Metronews.ca reported last March that cases of distemper among raccoons and skunks are on the rise in Windsor, Ontario. This development doesn’t entirely come as a surprise to the authorities, however, because it is common for these animals to contract distemper at this time of the year, which coincides with their mating season. Still, homeowners… Continue reading
Canada Takes Getting Rid of Mice to the Next Level, Declares War Against the Vermin
Getting rid of mice and other rodents is a serious undertaking, but never more so than in the archipelago of Haida Gwaii or Queen Charlotte Island in Canada. Naturalists on the archipelago have declared an all-out war on the rats that have already made a negative ecological impact. The road to victory seems long; but… Continue reading
Getting Rid of Rodents For A Cause: Hospital Seeks Out Dead Animal Donations to Keep Birds Alive
In the circle of life, animals become either prey or predator, or even both. A slight alteration to this natural phenomenon, though, happens when human intervention is needed to care for an animal that is not fully capable of fending for itself. This is the case of a raptor rehabilitation facility in Invermere, British Columbia… Continue reading
Why Businesses Need Professional Rodent Control
A recent article in Global News reports that in the past two years, 754 establishments in Toronto were slapped with health citations, with 87 of them forced to close due to violations related to rodent and pest infestations. For a business, getting a citation related to health and sanitation not only results in profit losses… Continue reading
Hamilton Wildlife Control Team Takes Bats Out of Redevelopment
Bats have been a protected order of animals in the United Kingdom since the enactment of the Wildlife Countryside Act in 1981. However, as the borough of South Tyneside in England has learned, they are pesky obstacles to development as well. The Shields Gazette reported that work on a planned luxury housing complex was suspended… Continue reading
Prompt Animal Control in the Midst of a Bat-Killer Scourge
Bats may not be welcome in people’s houses; but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve mankind’s kindness. As of this writing, efforts by the government of Canada are underway to save several species of bats across the eastern part of North America from extinction. CBC News reports that according to biologists, bats on this side… Continue reading
Top Reasons Why You’ll be Needing Wildlife Animal Removal Services This Season
According to a March 21, 2013 article in the Toronto Star, springtime ushers in a surge of wildlife growth in Toronto that can be problematic for both people and animals. The article adds that most people who chance upon motherless nests think that the baby animals (whether they’re bunnies, raccoons, or something else) have been… Continue reading
Wildlife Control Services for Aggressive Animals that Carry Viruses and Bacteria
Greeting cards and cartoon shows depict raccoons as cute and cuddly creatures. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case when a large raccoon attacked a Vancouver resident who was taking her two small dogs out for a walk near Stanley Park sometime in August 2012. The raccoon bit and clawed at the unfortunate woman and one of… Continue reading
Why Pest Control Should Be Left to the Professionals: Girl in Skunk Costume Shot By Mistake
If you think home pest control is something you should always tackle on your own, you may change your mind after reading ABC news writer Joshua Gardner’s report on the tragic case of mistaken identity. In the midst of Halloween festivities last year, an 8-year-old girl in Pennsylvania was mistaken for a common household pest,… Continue reading
Raccoon Removal Services Rise as the Cute Scavengers Trouble Urban Neighborhoods Worldwide
“Raccoons are going to take over the earth” comments Sarah Goodyear, after seeing the PBS documentary Raccoon Nation, which explains how raccoons are adapting to the complexities of urban living. Instead of being deterred by modern obstacles, raccoons have risen to the challenge and even seem to get smarter from the experience. This enhanced intelligence… Continue reading
Why Have a Rodent Control Service handle Industrial Facility Work
The British Broadcasting Corp. currently has its hands full with a rodent infestation at the company’s new home – Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London. The company transferred its TV operations to the building upon finishing its nearly 53-year run at Television Center at Wood Lane on March 31st this year. Because mice have all… Continue reading
A Costly Way of Getting Rid of Mice: Missing a Pest Inspection Before Buying a House
When watching a typical Tom and Jerry episode, some people root for Jerry. In real life, however, mice aren’t exactly held in high esteem. Take this Winnipeg woman’s mouse problem, for example. In 2012, CBC News reported that the million-dollar home she’d bought recently was also home to a massive colony of mice. Getting rid… Continue reading
Getting Rid of Rodents in Canada: The Fight Against Rats and Mice Continues to Concern Homeowners
In the 1950s, an aggressive rat control program was implemented in Alberta, eventually leading to the province’s “rat-free” status for several years. But that soon ended when a colony of brown rats was discovered in a landfill in Medicine Hat City, puncturing Alberta’s celebrated claim of being rat-free. Due to the rarity and seriousness of… Continue reading
Food and Rats Don’t Mix: On Rodent Control and the Food Industry’s War On Rats
Last April 2013, bbc.co.uk reported that the owner of a French diner in Edinburgh was fined after health inspectors found a dead, decaying rat in his kitchen just by the food preparation station. The owner, reportedly, had already received two health department warnings in the past about rodent infestation. Although the inspectors advised him to… Continue reading
Balancing Humane Animal Control with the Protection of Populated Areas
Canada is one of the largest countries in the world in terms of land area, but also has a relatively small population. As such, many Canadians are mindful and appreciative of the wilderness around them, especially the feral animals whose worlds often collide with their own. Although many Canadians are in favor of humane animal… Continue reading
Animal Removal and Wildlife Control Services: Protecting you from Angry Birds
“Angry Birds” may be one of the most popular video games these days, but a group of students at the University of Warwick in the UK found out that real-life angry birds are not as much fun. The furious bird in question, a Canada goose—the subject of a recent article in the Daily Mail—terrorized students… Continue reading
Effective Wildlife Control: A Critical Step to Protecting Yourself from Debilitating Infections like Lyme Disease
Ottawa has an abundance of parklands that are home to significant wildlife populations, making the job of nature photographers like Heather King relatively easy. However, things took a turn for the worse for King during one of her usual nature hikes in 2009 when she contracted Lyme disease from a black-legged tick. The disease actually… Continue reading
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