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Wildlife Books new pricing

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New Pricing for Wildlife Control Consultant’s publications

Wildlife Control Consultant has reduced its prices but has also included shipping so that wildlife control operators can now get the information they need at an even lower cost. See our Publications page for further details. Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC welcomes dealer inquiries.
Stephen M. Vantassel, CWCP, is the owner of Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC. He helps people restore their balance with nature through publishing, training, consulting, and the internet. He has published numerous articles in trade and academic publications along with several books (http://kingsdivinity.academia.edu/StephenMVantassel). He is a sought after speaker and trainer. Copyright All postings are the property of Stephen M. Vantassel and Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC. Text (not images) may be reprinted in non-profit publications provided that the author and website URL is included. If images wish to be used, explicit and written permission must be obtained from Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC.

Wildlife Removal Handbook

Wildlife Removal Handbook

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Vantassel, Stephen M. 2017. Wildlife Removal Handbook, 3rd. ed. Revised. Lewistown, MT: Wildlife Control Consultant. 

The book that helped hundreds of individuals start in the wildlife control industry in the 1990s,

Wildlife Removal Handbook, 3rd ed.
Wildlife Removal Handbook, 3rd edition.

has now been revised and expanded to help the next generation. Chapters have not only been revised to keep pace with the developments of the wildlife control industry, but a chapter on equipment has also been added.  Consisting of over 200 pages, chapters cover topics such as:

  • Getting started
  • Inspections
  • Marketing
  • Equipment
  • Handling gray squirrels, raccoons, skunks, woodchucks and chipmunks
  • Deodorizing skunk odor
  • Euthanasia and carcass disposal

$31.00 post paid.


The third edition is now available on Kindle also. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B073QHLRKC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499268263&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=wildlife+removal+handbook&dpPl=1&dpID=51kpImhoTZL&ref=plSrch

 

 

 

Diseases of Urban Pests

Diseases of Urban Pests

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The World Health Organization in Europe has published a book on the diseases of urban pests. Though this publication was produced in 2008, I recently became aware of it and wanted my visitors to be aware of it as well.

Public Health Significance of Urban Pests
Public Health Significance of Urban Pests, 2008

Understandably, the majority of the pages discuss diseases related to insects. The authors, however, didn’t neglect commensal rodents or birds. I looked at the bird chapter and it mentioned some diseases I don’t recall hearing before. If their treatment of birds is indicative of how they addressed other topics, then the authors pick a heading (ticks, fleas, commensal rodents, non-commensal rodents, etc.), summarize the research on diseases related to that topic and review their potential to cause harm to humans.

Though the book focusses on European concerns, it is still useful for us Americans. If you need information that is unbiased and thoroughly researched (as well as brief) on wildlife diseases, I strongly suggest you download the book today. Note that it is a big file. So be patient. I tried to  use Internet Explorer and the file wouldn’t open. Google Chrome worked fine.

It is available as a free download at http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/98426/E91435.pdf  Beware, it is a large book.