Wildlife Conservation | Humane Wildlife Control

Humane Wildlife Control Products With Conservation In Mind

The concept of humane wildlife control goes hand in hand with wildlife conservation and it is particularly nice when a product benefits both the animal in question and their human counterparts as well. Bat boxes for your home or environment and the froglog for swimming pools are both a great example of this concept.

Bat Boxes And The Side Benefit Of Mosquito Control

More On The Benefits Of Bat Boxes Types Of Oklahoma Bats

Bats can eat thousands of mosquitos per night and they can be very beneficial to have around – as long as they are not living inside your home. One way to encourage the presence of bats is to provide them with a home such as a “man made” bat house. Quite frankly some bat boxes work better than others. You will want to look for a bat house box that is properly chambered, weathers well, mounts easily and meets the Bat Conservation International Guidelines. A high capacity box with easy access for bats is also preferable.

It is nice to have a frilly, nice and neatly painted bat house- but, whose house is it? Bat boxes must be designed not only to attract bats, but for maximum occupancy as well. The Skunk Whisperer® used to only install the type of bat houses seen in the top photo. Although the houses did have an 80% occupancy rate, Ned Bruha wanted a more affordable, locally made bat house constructed of reclaimed cedar for all of his bat clients. After installing over 100 bat houses like those shown in the photo to the left and having similar, if not better results at a small fraction of the price, Bruha approached Wild Heart Ranch and asked them to manufacture and sell the bat houses. The Skunk Whisperer® now buys their bat houses from Wild Heart Ranch, too! If you are interested in one of these bat houses, please contact Wild Heart Ranch.

The Froglog Small Critter Pool Sitter

The Froglog is a swimming pool escape ramp for snakes, toads, frogs, lizards, mice, chipmunks, squirrels, ducklings, turtles, bugs or insects, and other small animals up to one pound. The Froglog saves native wildlife, keeps swimming pool water clean, and reduces time spent on pool maintenance. You can buy the Froglog and read more about it at the Froglog website. Below you may watch an entertaining video on it.

Wildlife Conservation License Plates

Practicing humane wildlife control methods is a great way to show your support for wildlife conservation issues, but there are also some other things you can do on a daily basis to share your ideals as well. One way to show your support for wildlife conservation is by sporting a wildlife conservation license plate. In Oklahoma you can choose from trout, bass, turkey, deer, scissortail or quail conservation license plates. Proceeds from these license plates goes toward helping conserve over 600 of the state’s wildlife species.