For home and business owners who experience issues with wildlife making its way indoors, wildlife exclusion services are critical. Often offered by experienced pest control companies, this service is designed to remove nuisance wildlife--once and for all. No matter how strange your wildlife situation may seem, a knowledgeable wildlife exclusion professional can get to the bottom of your issue and ensure it never happens again. Read on for some helpful insight into this service to help you decide if it’s right for your home or business.

What Is Wildlife Exclusion?

Wildlife exclusion is a humane approach that focuses on proactive, rather than reactive, pest control. Instead of simply trapping and releasing wild animals that make their way indoors, exclusion professionals determine how and where an animal entered your property. By sealing off the entry points (without trapping the animal inside), a professional makes your property uninhabitable to the animal, who will then move on to find shelter elsewhere.

Since this approach is proactive, it reduces the likelihood that more animals will make their way into your home or office in the future. This ultimately means less expensive pest control visits for you in the long run. Additionally, exclusion is ideal for animal-lovers who don’t support traditional pest control techniques. The humane practice is also safer for the wild animal itself, as it is never trapped or handled by humans.

What Are the Typical Wildlife Entry Points?

Once called into your home, a wildlife exclusion professional will likely inspect several areas that are considered typical entry points for wildlife. If one or even several of these points have been compromised and left exposed to the outdoors, they must be addressed systematically as part of your wildlife-proofing plan.

Entry points are often determined by an animal's species. For instance, exhaust vents connected to your stove and bathrooms make the perfect nesting area for birds. Bats can make their way through the lightweight material of your roof vent in search of a dark, peaceful place to sleep. Squirrels and possums can even get through the soffit intersection in your roof to establish a comfortable den for themselves and their families.

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