Managing the habitat: The activities of people often create habitat
for animals that eventually become a problem. Piles of brush, wood, rocks,
dense tall grass and shrub areas provide Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden cover for many species of wildlife.
Better management of these areas often reduces their attractiveness to wildlife
species causing the problem. Plugging or covering holes into buildings and
under porches are only a few of the "exclusionary" efforts that can
be initially implemented to solve a problem.
Properly covering holes and
entrances through which animals/birds can enter a structure is often the most
effective, long-term Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden solution to nuisance animal problems. 3. Eliminate
the attraction: Refuse, garbage, and pet food when left outdoors or on a porch
or step provides a strong attraction for a number of wildlife species including
raccoons, opossums, and certain species of birds.
Such "dinner plates"
can eventually entice animals into creating real damage to property if the lure
of a free Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden handout is not properly managed. Landowners are encouraged to
eliminate such an ―attractive nuisance.‖ Control measures such as live
trapping, are unwarranted until every effort is made to educate the landowner
and proper trash handling is attained to more permanently eliminate the
problems.
Alter the situation so that the
potential for damage is reduced: In many Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden cases this option will provide the
best long-term solution to a nuisance animal problem. Poor building design
and/or poor maintenance, which provides easy and inviting access to wildlife,
can be corrected.
Exclusions, such as fencing, screening
and repairs to existing vents, woodwork, chimneys (screens and caps should meet
building code standards) or Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden foundations are very effective at keeping wild
animals away from areas in which they are unwanted. Harassment measures may
also prove effective for transient problems.
Removing the offending animal:
For most of the species that can be handled with a DNR permit, box or cage-type
live traps are the devices recommended for capture, particularly in urban and
suburban areas. Traps must tagged with permittee's Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden name and address and
must be checked at least once every 24 hours. The use of firearms to destroy an
animal or bird is not permitted inside any city limit.
Sometimes a conibear type trap
may be used to catch an animal that must be destroyed. Use good judgment when
using conibear traps to avoid catching Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden neighborhood pets and other
non-target species. It is highly recommended that when an animal needs to be
destroyed, it is done away from the capture sight in a humane and discreet
manner.
Euthanization is the preferred
method of disposal of nuisance animals. The following Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden recommendations
should be followed when relocating captured animals: A. Animals should be
relocated in suitable habitat at least ten miles from the original capture
site. B. Animals should not be liberated in an area close to human dwelling
which would result in a transfer of, rather than a solution to, the nuisance
problem.
Animals are not to be released within
the city limits of any city. C. Animals are not be Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden released onto state or
county game management areas. D.
Animals are not be released onto private property without the permittee first
obtaining permission of the respective landowner. E. All reptiles captured must
be released alive back into the wild. Permittee's cannot hold wild animals for
more than 24 hours.
During that time all animals
should be released, taken to a wildlife rehabilitator, or euthanized. Animals
and birds taken during control operations shall not be given or sold to other Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden
individuals. The animals and/or their parts shall not be retained for any
purpose. Contact your local conservation officer to determine who is a licensed
wildlife rehabilitator in your area.
HANDLING OF SICK OR INJURED
ANIMALS Many wildlife diseases are readily transmissible to a wide range of
species, including humans and their pets. Because Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden different diseases may
exhibit similar symptoms, it is usually not possible to diagnose a disease
simply by observing an animal's condition or behavior.
Common Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden symptoms of disease
may include: 1. lack of coordination; 2. lack of aggressiveness; 3. secretions
from the eyes, nose or mouth; 4. weak, rapid or uneven respiration; 5.
malnourishment; 6. local or general loss of muscle control; 7. loss of large
patches of hair/fur. Potential causes of these symptoms could include viral
infections (i.e. distemper, rabies, tularemia), bacterial toxins (i.e.
botulism) or parasite infestations (i.e. mange, roundworms).
Poisoning or starvation may also
cause animals to behave abnormally. Because the permittee often will know
little more than that the animal is sick, the Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden animal should be handled as
little as possible, and then only with equipment to protect against bites and
elbow-length rubber or disposable plastic gloves. Any person that is bitten by
a wild animal should seek medical advice from their health care provider or physician
as soon as possible.
Under such conditions the animal
should be maintained in confinement until instructions are provided for
disposal by the health care professional. The same precaution applies if a person
has handled an obviously sick animal which may be harboring a contagious
disease. Children are particularly inclined to handle lethargic small mammals.
If the Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden animal cannot be restrained safely, it should be destroyed and the
carcass temporarily kept for possible testing.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD AN
ANIMAL THAT HAS BITTEN SOMEONE, OR IS NEEDED FOR RABIES EXAMINATION, BE SHOT IN
THE HEAD OR SUBJECT TO HEAD TRAUMA, SINCE THE BRAIN IS REQUIRED TO BE INTACT
FOR RABIES DETERMINATION.
Information regarding submitting
an animal for testing can be obtained from your local Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden veterinarian or by calling
the Iowa Public Health Veterinarian at 515-281-4933. The costs, if any, related
to transporting and/or testing of an animal for rabies (or other disease) is the
responsibility of the person who was bitten.
DISPOSITION OF SICK ANIMALS. Animals
that are obviously sick, but have not bitten or been handled by humans, must be
Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden euthanized. DISPOSAL OF CARCASSES The carcasses of all dead nuisance
animals must be disposed of promptly (within 24 hours) and properly.
This would include: 1. Taking the
carcass to an approved landfill that will accept it. 2. Taking the carcass to,
or having it picked up by a renderer. 3. Taking the carcass to an approved
incinerator site. 4. Burying the carcass outside the Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden city limits.
Above-ground disposal of the carcasses is not permitted. Expenses/costs related
to euthanizing an animal or disposal of carcasses is the responsibility of the permittee.
Through the wildlife damage and
nuisance animal control permit system, the Department provides a mechanism by
which Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden landowners can address wildlife damage problems. However, the
Department is not liable for any action, or lack of action, taken by the
permittee, their assistants, or the landowner, nor is the Department liable for
any damages or injuries caused or suffered by either party.
Any control measure undertaken by
a nuisance animal control operator is considered a contractual matter between
the Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Garden permittee and the complainant. Liability insurance to cover the
permittee is highly recommended but not required. RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS Each
permittee shall keep records of their nuisance animal control activities.
Such reports shall be summarized
on the Department provided report form and shall be sent to the DNR's Law
Enforcement Bureau by the 31st day of January each year. Timely submission of
this report is a condition for permit renewal. Detailed Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Gardenrecords,
documenting the landowner's name, address, phone number, dates of service, service
person's name, species of nuisance animal and control methods used, shall be
kept on file and up to date at the business location specified on the permit.
Permittee's shall allow, at any
reasonable time, a Department official to examine and inspect such Natural Remedy To Keep Animals Out Of My Gardenrecords
and animals in their possession. A license renewal fee of $ 20.00 must be paid
for annual renewal of the Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator Permit.
