Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC

Professional Trainer & Consultant

Being Kind to Animal Pests: A guide to humane animal control with cage traps. Second edition.

Stephen M. Vantassel, CWCP, ACE, MNI, ACP

Publications, Writing, Training (distance and on-site), and Consultation

Announcing Stephen M. Vantassel's latest book:

Being Kind to Animal Pests. Rev. Ed. Vantassel, Stephen M. with Steve Meyer. 2017.

Explains how to use cage and box traps humanely
What makes a good cage trap
How to modify traps while still being effective
Selecting sites to reduce animal stress while still being an effective trapper

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The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook: A guide to identifying vertebrate damage.

Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook, 3rd ed.

The 3rd edition is completely revised and expanded. It is now 180 pages (8.5×11), perfectly bound, and printed in full color. With almost 500 photos and images for illustrative support, readers learn about the principles of identifying damage to structures, gardens, and predation to livestock. The book has 12 chapters and 25 species modules that provide the essential and technical information necessary to identify damage by vertebrate species correctly.

Vantassel, Stephen M. The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook, 3rd Edition. Lincoln, NE: Wildlife Control Consultant, 2012. 180 pp.

Inspection techniques for structures
Predation identification principles
Damage sign for over 20 common wildlife species

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Dealer inquiries are welcomed.

Services

Writing

Let me put my years of writing for the wildlife damage management industry to work for you. New products? Biographies? How-to? Training manuals? Reviews–I will review books, manuals, and products related to wildlife damage management. Contact me for details. Expert Witness as the wildlife damage management industry grows, legal issues will follow. I can provide testimony regarding industry practices, negligence, fraud, and liability. I was accepted as an expert in a binding arbitration case in Virginia in 2009.

On-Site Training

Stephen can speak at conferences, workshops, and a company work site.

His speaking engagements have included:

Basic Wildlife Control Operator's Course. (Ottawa 2016)
National Wildlife Control Operators Association Meetings (2012-2018)
New York State Wildlife Management Association's Annual Meeting, Oswego, NY (Feb 24-25, 2012)
An All Animal Control Annual Meeting, Charleston, WV (Jan 2012)
Kansas Pest Control Training (Cat 1C) Bird Control & Bird Diseases (Oct 2011, Nov 2017)
Connecticut NWCO Association Annual Meeting (2011)
National Wildlife Control Operators Association Annual Conference (Jan 2011)
Kansas State Pest Control Association Meeting (2010)
National Pest Management Association Annual Conference
National Pest Management Association Wildlife Management Conference (2008)
Nebraska Urban Pest Management Conference (2009-2011)
New York Wildlife Control Operators Association Meeting
Wildlife Control Technology Seminars

Stephen M. Vantassel speaking to an audience about the safe clean up of wildlife guano and feces.

Topics include

Ground Squirrel Control
Prairie Dog Control
Commensal Rodent Control
Canada Geese Damage Management
State of the Wildlife Control Industry
Marketing and the Wildlife Control Industry

Topics include

National Wildlife Control Training Program
Raccoon Research
Inspecting Structures for Wildlife Damage
Issues to Consider before Starting a Wildlife Control Business

Topics include

Rabies and the Wildlife Control Operator
Disease Safety
Safety on the Job
Woodchucks and Skunks
Euthanasia & Carcass Disposal
& more

Helping People Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflicts

Helping People Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflicts

Professional Trainer & Consultant

Being Kind to Animal Pests. Rev. Ed. Vantassel, Stephen M. with Steve Meyer. 2017.

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Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook, 3rd ed.

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Helping People Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflicts

Helping People Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflicts

Professional Trainer & Consultant

Being Kind to Animal Pests. Rev. Ed. Vantassel, Stephen M. with Steve Meyer. 2017.

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Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook, 3rd ed.

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