Field Operations
What to Include in a Smart Trap Support Request (With Example)
A good smart trap support request lets someone who has never seen your site understand the problem on...
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Guides for trapping operators
Practical answers on raccoons, TNR colonies, route planning, and running a smart-trap fleet.
Field Operations
How to Plan Wildlife Service at a Historic Building
Historic buildings give wildlife attics, chimneys and old foundations to move into, and give service teams a long...
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Wildlife Service at Car Wash Properties: A Practical Site Plan
Car washes give wildlife water, shelter and a steady supply of food waste. Here is where traps belong...
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Wildlife Response Planning for Dog Daycare Grounds and Play Yards
Dog daycares feed wildlife without meaning to, and client dogs are the non-targets that matter most. Here is...
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Wildlife Monitoring at Seasonal Farm Stands: Opening to Closeout
A farm stand is a food display that sits unattended every night, and the raccoons and groundhogs know...
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Wildlife Service at Freight Trailer Storage Yards: A Zone-Based Plan
Parked trailers, driver trash and weedy fence lines make freight yards an easy home for wildlife, and every...
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Wildlife Planning for Outdoor Sculpture Gardens: Where Traps Belong
Sculpture gardens give wildlife water, cover and soft ground, and every trap check means walking past the art...
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Wildlife Service at Drive-In Theaters: Before and After the Show
A drive-in is a dark field full of dropped popcorn, with a concession stand and a screen tower,...
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Wildlife Monitoring at Public Works Equipment Depots: A Field Plan
Public works depots combine parked equipment, warm shops, stockpiles and a long fence line, and wildlife moves in...
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Wildlife Service at Lumber Yards: Traps That Fit a Working Yard
A lumber yard is acres of stacked shelter behind a locked gate, with quiet nights and weekends that...
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Wildlife Planning for Pumpkin Patch Operators: A Season Plan
A pumpkin patch puts ripe produce, hay and concession trash in front of every groundhog and raccoon nearby,...
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Wildlife Service for Outdoor Shopping Plazas: A Practical Plan
Outdoor shopping plazas feed wildlife from restaurant dumpsters and shelter it in landscaping and service corridors. Here is...
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Opossums in Winter: Why You See Them in Daylight
Seeing an opossum outside on a cold afternoon usually is not a reason to worry. Learn why winter...
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