Best practices for nuisance wildlife control operators in New York State

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Step two: Choose management options

Six options when confronted with a nuisance wildlife damage situation

Okay, you're ready to decide on a management strategy. We'll discuss each major strategy now, and then, in step three, will describe the common techniques used to achieve that method. In some cases, there are many different ways to attempt to achieve a particular strategy. For example, we'll describe more than a half-dozen ways to remove an animal from a site.

What are your options when confronted with a nuisance wildlife damage situation?

1. Do nothing. Let the problem resolve itself.
    
2. Make the environment less attractive.
    
3. Scare the nuisance animal away.
    
4. Remove the culprit.
    
5. Reduce the local breeding population.
    
6. Keep the animal out (exclusion).

Regardless of which strategy you favor, keep these few points in mind. First, a combination of techniques almost always works better than relying on one method. Be as selective and discreet as you possibly can. Proper timing will increase your success rate (you wouldn't try to trap a nocturnal animal during the day, would you?) Take advantage of the species' vulnerabilities and habits, too. And watch out for risky conditions.

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