Wildlife Archives

December 15, 2024

Common Wildlife Invaders

Atlanta is known for its lush greenery, warm climate, and vibrant wildlife. But these same features that make the region so appealing to its residents also attract a variety of unwanted wildlife into our homes and businesses. Wildlife intrusions can…

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October 21, 2021

Rodent Awareness Week Printable Coloring Page

The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has designated October 17-23, 2021, as Rodent Awareness Week. This is an annual observance recognized by Chase’s Calendar of Events to promote greater awareness about the threats rodents pose to health and property. In…

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February 18, 2019

The Damage Wild Animals Inflict To Vehicles Can Be Hazardous, But Why Are Animal Pests Attracted To Vehicles In The First Place?

Many people have heard that rats and mice can nest within cars where they inflict damage to the engine, usually the battery and electrical wiring. However, at it happens, finding entire families of squirrels, raccoons, or opossums within your car…

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December 26, 2018

Numerous Bats Are Killed Daily By Wind Turbines

It is a good thing that politicians in the state of Texas have embraced alternative power sources, like wind turbines, even if it means that a few bats will die. Most people are probably unaware of the unfortunate association between…

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June 20, 2017

Woman Kills Raccoon After It Attacks Her

Woman Kills Raccoon After It Attacks Her If you have ever heard that raccoons are harmless creatures with no interest in attacking human beings, then you probably believed it. After all, who does not want to love raccoons? However, a…

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June 15, 2017

An Elderly Man Was Ticketed For Feeding Squirrels

An Elderly Man Was Ticketed For Feeding Squirrels You would think that wild animals would not have a problem finding food, and they probably don’t, but that has not stopped one small-town man from making a habit out of feeding…

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June 14, 2017

Opossums Help Prevent The Spread Of Lyme Disease

Many people have mixed feelings when it comes to opossums. Some people hate opossums, and other people just tend to generally dislike them. The hate that so many people feel towards opossums probably arises from experience with opossum related shenanigans.…

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May 17, 2017

Don’t Try To Rescue Baby Raccoons!

If there is anything more adorable than a raccoon, then it would be a baby raccoon. During the spring and summer months the Department of Natural Resources gets many phone calls related to baby raccoons, or kits. Many of these…

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May 8, 2017

From Wild Animal Pests to Domesticated Popular Pets | Animal Control Experts

From Wild Animal Pests to Domesticated Popular Pets | Animal Control Experts For the most part when people come across wild animals like skunks and possums they aren’t happy about stumbling across them. I, for one, walk very quickly but…

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March 22, 2017

A Rabid Raccoon Attack Has Recently Occurred In The United States

These days Zika is the disease to fear, whereas rabies has been largely forgotten about. Although rabies might not be a serious problem today, it could be, and rabies could infect many people during a brief period of time with…

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