Solving Wildlife Problems

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RVWS can help you with your wildlife problem, save you hundreds of dollars hiring an animal control company, and provide cost-effective, humane and simple ways to permanently solve many wildlife problems.

You can read the information in the left menu. But please contact us before you do anything!

There are many ways to prevent and solve wildlife problems without disturbing the animals. They’re pretty smart and will move to a back-up nest in the environment if they or their babies are disturbed.

Most cases are unique so we will work with you on your specific problem and situation. It’s best to begin by emailing info@rideauwildlife.org with detailed information on your problem, your phone number and photos.

And remember, it is illegal and inhumane to relocate wildlife more than 1 km in Ontario, and it might leave behind defenceless babies who have no chance to survive on their own.

Urban Wildlife Behaviour

Wildlife are very intelligent and adaptable, more than you can imagine, and they often outsmart us humans. They may be in or around homes because of food or shelter. Trash, composters or pet food left outdoors provides easily accessible food. Wildlife can enter buildings through chimneys and attics because of unscreened vents, or openings left by loose or rotten boards. Wildlife often search for safe den sites to give birth and raise their young from March to September, and again in the fall to find shelter for the winter.

Many wildlife problems are temporary and will resolve themselves with time. Animals denning in your house or under your deck during the spring months have often found a safe and quiet place to raise their young. Once the young reach a certain age, usually by early to mid-summer, the mother almost always relocates the family to a back-up nest in the natural environment. You can animal-proof all possible entrances to your home once you are sure that all of the animals have left.

In other cases, there are sensible solutions. You can deal with most wildlife situations in a humane and cost-effective way by understanding natural animal behaviours, deciding your tolerance limits, animal-proofing your home and, if necessary, humanely evicting wildlife.

We have included some common situations here but please contact us for advice.