#wildlife control

[adaptpestmanagement]

How to Install a Bat House

A single bat can eat almost 1,000 insects per hour. That means the average bat is consuming about 10,000 bugs every night. When you consider how many of those bugs are mosquitoes, having bats around your yard is great natural pest control. And it’s free.

As long as bats aren’t inside your house, they are also nearly harmless for people. A bat house in your yard is a great way to invite bats to your yard. It also helps protect bats, many of which are endangered. For instance, where we perform bat removal in Roseville, CA, local species of big-eared bats are threatened. Bat houses give these animals a safe place to go and they are relatively easy to build or buy.

Whether you have assembled your own bat house or bought one, make sure that you have one that is at least 2 feet high by 1.5 feet wide with roosting boards made of non-pressure treated wood. Then install your bat house:

On a pole or against the side of a building. Avoid attaching your bat house to a tree since it is easy for predators to get to.

Where it will get at least 6 hours of direct sun per day to keep bats warm.

At least 10 feet off the ground. 15 feet or more is ideal. You will also want at least 10 feet between the bottom of the bat house and any vegetation underneath.

Near a source of water. About 1/4 mile away is as far as bats will fly for water when baby bats are present.

Although bats can be good to have around your yard, you should not handle them yourself. This includes when bats are inside your home. In those cases, get a trained wildlife expert to safely remove bats.

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Beautiful shot of a rabbit posing in the afternoon sun

[wolveswolves]

The Oregon House mistakenly passes bill that would allow drones to fire bullets at wolves and other wildlife predators

April 21, 2017 - The Oregon House yesterday passed House Bill 3047, which explicitly expands the permitted use of drones in Oregon airspace and, according to the bill summary, allows the "use of unmanned aircraft system capable of firing bullet or projectile."

In previous sessions, acting on concerns that drones were invading people's privacy and potentially being used as weapons, Rep. John Huffman (R-The Dalles) sponsored legislation prohibiting the use of a drone "as a dangerous weapon."

But this session's bill, sponsored by Huffman, would loosen some of those restrictions, allowing drones that fire bullets or other projectiles, provided the user gives prior notice to the Oregon State Police and Department of Aviation. The bill sailed through the House by a 50 to six margin yesterday.

In earlier testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, proponents advanced a number of possible uses for drones firing projectiles—setting fires preemptively to help battle the state's increasingly common forest fires (a job now done with helicopters); propelling safety equipment or emergency supplies to people lost in the wilderness or trapped in burning buildings; inoculating cows; aiding arborists climbing trees; and controlling wildlife predators, such as wolves and coyotes.

“I have envisioned a potential solution to Oregon’s current dispute between ranchers, wolves and environmentalists concerning wolves and other wildlife predation on livestock which would use [drones] that could detect and deploy non-lethal projectiles or countermeasures appeasing the end goals of all stake holders,” said Jon Linthwaite, of ODIN Aerial, a Silverton drone company on April 10.

A few lawmakers expressed concernes that HB 3047’s allowing drones to fire bullets opened dangerous loopholes. Rep. David Gomberg (D-Otis) was one of just a few people who voted against the bill on the House floor yesterday.

"The presentation on the floor wasn't clear and when it looked like there was some potential to use these devices for hunting or predator control, I wasn't comfortable and voted 'no,'" Gomberg tells WW. "I spoke later to the sponsor [Huffman] and understand there's going to be an effort to address such concerns on the Senate side."

Rep. Paul Evans (D-Salem) questioned Huffman on the floor, asking whether the bill would allow drones to shoot bullets. Huffman replied that it would not—a seeming contradiction of the bill’s plain language. After the vote and further questions from Gomberg and others, Huffman says he realized he’d made a mistake. “In the draft, I just didn’t catch that it said a bullet is an acceptable use,” Huffman says. “There was never intention of having the word ‘bullet’ in there. It will be taken out on the Senate side. We are still committed to prohibiting the weaponization of drones.”

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[halcyonmirage]

AAAAH THERE ARE FOUR BABY RACCOONS IN MY ATTIC QAQ

I FEEL SO BAD FOR THEM ;~;

The guy helping take care of them wanted me to give a shout out to his company so…

Thanks for the help, S.O.S Wildlife control! I seriously hope that you know what you’re doing with these smols.

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This cheeky little Lemur poked his tongue out just in time for me to snap him. We were able to even walk amongst these guys to get that little bit closer.

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The amazing elephant enclosure at Port Lympne wildlife park in Ashford Kent. Showcasing the ONLY place a set of ivory tusks belong. As we watched the gentle interaction between them and their handlers it was a joy to see how well they were looked after. Sadly though, this is a much needed way of life as their habitat is being decimated and poachers kill them indiscriminately for those tusks.

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The Northern Lynx at Port Lympne. At this time of year his coat gets alot thicker in preparation for the cold weather ahead.

[bugbustersusa]

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