Nuisance Animal Control

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Nuisance Animal Control

Bats, raccoons,skunks and squirrels are some of the most common wild animals that invade homes. Proactive nuisance animal control is necessary, as these and many other types of wildlife can be frequent carriers of disease as well as a cause of destruction of your property. In fact, as many as 40,000 people each year in the United States are exposed to animals that might have rabies, and must receive preventive treatments. With many homes here on Cape Cod left empty for much of the year, Wild Animals produce a major threat of entering your house and doing some major destruction. Browse our Nuisance Wildlife guide here to learn more about the animals that can cause problems for you and your home here on Cape Cod.

What can you do?

Massachusetts is the third most densely populated U.S. state, and also home to an impressive variety of animals. Usually wild animals don’t interact with humans, but sometimes they can cause problems.
Start by following these general tips: Do not feed wildlife, keep garbage and compost in a secure container, don’t feed pets outside, remove bird feeders, and close off crawl spaces under porches, decks, and sheds.
Rodent- or bat-proofing buildings by sealing cracks and holes will prevent these animals from gaining access to suitable habitats where they are not welcome. Storing seed and pet food in tightly closed containers, controlling weeds and garden debris around homes and buildings, and storing firewood and building supplies on racks or pallets above ground level are also practices that can limit or remove the animals’ sources of food, water or shelter.

Our Wildlife Control

The primary objective of any control program should be to reduce damage in a practical, humane and environmentally acceptable manner.
A key to controlling wildlife damage is prompt and accurate determination of which animal is causing the damage. After the wildlife pest is identified, control methods can be chosen appropriate to the animal species involved. Improper control methods may harm but not kill the animal, causing it to become leery of those and other methods in the future.
The most commonly used methods for controlling nuisance wildlife around homes and gardens include exclusion, habitat modification, repellents, toxic baits, glue boards, traps and frightening. Wildlife control involves human risks both from possible injury to person and property, but also from disease.