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Bat Removal
and Prevention
Bats are very beneficial mammals. They consume a great
number insects nightly close to their roost. Many people
do not realize that on any given night there may be almost
as many bats as birds during the day. The point where you should call us
depends on a few things... Learn
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Beaver Removal and Prevention
Beavers are considered a nuisance for two primary reasons:
tree cutting and dam building. Tree cutting is undesirable
to landowners who want to protect their trees. Dam building
is a more serious matter, resulting in flooding forest
and farm lands, plugged culverts and the washout of roads.
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Bee Removal and Prevention
Westchester Wildlife specializes in the removal of honey bees from residential and commercial properties.
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Chipmunk Removal and Prevention
Chipmunks are considered a nuisance because they may consume
flower bulbs, fruits, seeds, and seedlings. When present
in large numbers, they can also cause structural damage
by burrowing under patios, stairs, retention walls, or
foundations. Learn
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Coyote Removal and Prevention
Coyotes can cause damage to a variety of resources, including
livestock, poultry, and crops. They sometimes prey on
pets and are a threat to public health and safety when
they frequent airport runways and residential areas, and
act as carriers of rabies. Learn
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Deer Removal and Prevention
The most common complaint voiced about deer is damage
to trees and gardens. The most deadly encounters with
deer occur on roadways. Unlike smaller nuisance animals
deer cannot be casually eliminated when in conflict with
humans. Learn
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Geese Removal and Prevention
Feces, property damage, and
aggressive behavior from the geese are the most common
problems reported by landowner’s. Learn
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Mice Removal
and Prevention
Mice will reside in attics, walls, basements, crawl spaces,
or in any living space accessible to them. They can keep
you up at night with nocturnal attic noise or noise in
walls. Mice will live inside buildings and carry out their
breeding and damaging habits year round. Learn
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Mole Removal and Prevention
Moles remove many damaging insects and grubs from lawns
and gardens. However, their burrowing habits disfigure
lawns and parks, destroy flower beds, tear up the roots
of grasses, and create havoc in small garden plots.
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Pigeon Removal and Prevention
Pigeon removal is also the only way to protect your family, friends, customers and business associates from the possible health risks associated with pigeons. Pigeons can carry a number of different diseases ranging from salmonellosis, tuberculosis and ornithosis.
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Raccoon Removal and Prevention
Raccoons become a nuisance in many ways. They will raid
unsecured trash cans, steal pet food left outside, damage
fruit and vegetable gardens, and take up residence in
your attic or chimney, typically, in the spring time when
babies are born. Learn
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Rat Removal and Prevention
Rats are adaptable, highly mobile and breed rapidly This
combination makes rat control treatment in domestic properties
a difficult task for the untrained individual. Signs of
rat infestation can include the presence of gnawing, droppings,
footprints in damp soil, and burrows in the ground. Failing
to control a rat infestation is not wise—they do
not disappear of their own accord. Learn
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Shrew Removal and Prevention
Shrews sometimes become a nuisance when they live in or
near dwellings. Shrews occasionally fall into window wells,
attack pets, attack birds or chipmunks at feeders, feed
on stored foods, contaminate stored foods with feces and
urine, and bite humans when improperly handled. Learn
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Skunk Removal and Prevention
Skunks are primarily nocturnal, and feed on almost anything,
including small rodents, worms, insects, grubs, fruit,
garbage, and pet food left outdoors. Skunks can spray
their powerful scent up to 15 feet, burning an attacker's
eyes, and causes temporary blindness. The only way to
remove a skunk is with trapping and relocation. Learn
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Snake Removal and Prevention
People often encounter snakes because their property provides
good habitat. Like all animals, snakes seek out good places
to hunt and hide. Sometimes this includes a person's property,
or even house if there is access. Like many animals, snakes
often choose flight before fight, but a startled or provoked
snake will certainly defend itself. Learn
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Sparrow Removal and Prevention
Sparrows consume grains in fields and in storage. They interfere with the production of livestock, particularly poultry, by consuming and contaminating feed. Because they live in such close association with humans, they are a factor in the dissemination of diseases, internal parasites and household pests.
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Squirrel Removal and Prevention
Squirrels have easily adapted to humans. They frequently
use buildings as nesting areas. They often find a small
opening and will chew a wider hole to gain access to the
building. They bring nesting material into the home, and
make quite a bit of noise scurrying around in your attic
or soffit. Learn
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Starling Removal and Prevention
Starlings are a major nuisance in urban areas due to their nesting, eating and living habits. When the bird is in its flocking phase, thousands of starlings often overwhelm urban buildings. Large scale buildup of feces from these flocks will lead to structural damage.
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Vole Removal and Prevention
Voles may cause extensive damage to orchards, ornamentals,
and tree plantings due to their girdling of seedlings
and mature trees. Learn
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Woodchuck Removal and Prevention
Never approach a Woodchuck (also known as a Groundhog),
or let one approach you. They can give a very nasty bite
and can carry diseases transmissable to pets and potentially
to humans. Often the only realistic defense is to trap
and relocate them. Learn
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Woodpecker Removal and Prevention
Woodpeckers often choose to roost on signs or raftors of commercial
buildings. This might not be so bad, except for the fact
that they make a horrible mess with their nesting materials
and droppings. Learn
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