Training Presentations

Stephen M. Vantassel is available for conferences, workshops, seminars, webinars, and other training events related to wildlife damage management, vertebrate pest control and nuisance wildlife work.
Personalized individual training is also available.
Conferences
Stephen has presented at various conferences including,
- The Annual Meeting of the Wildlife Society
- National Wildlife Control Operators Association’s Wildlife Expo
- NPMA’s Pest World
- Ecological Society of America
- Urban Pest Management Conference (Nebraska)
- Vertebrate Pest Conference
- Wildlife Damage Management Conference
- Wildlife Control Technology Seminar
- Pest Management Association of Alberta
- Oregon Pest Control Association
- Kansas Pest Control Association
- Missouri Pest Control Association
- Colorado Wildlife Control Operators Association
- Rose Pest Solutions Annual Meeting
- American Society of Home Inspectors
- Connecticut Wildlife Control Operators Association
- New York Wildlife Management Association
- North East Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- A All Animal Control Annual Meeting (Company now known as AAAC Wildlife Removal)
- AAAC Wildlife Removal Annual Meeting
Training Presentations

In Person
- Inspection for Wildlife Damage
- Inspecting Structures for Wildlife Damage (WCOs)
- Inspecting Structures for Wildlife Damage (Home Inspectors)
- Inspecting Landscapes for Wildlife Damage
- Taking Better Photos with Your Cell Phone
- Species Control
- Bat Control
- Urban Bird Control
- Woodpecker Control
- Canada Geese
- Commensal Rodents
- House mice [To view an example of this training click, House Mouse Training]
- Ground Squirrel Control (Richardson’s ground squirrel, Columbian ground squirrel)
- Mole Control
- Pocket Gopher Control
- Prairie Dog Control
- Raccoon Control
- Raccoon Control and Recent Research
- Skunk Control
- Tree Squirrel Control
- Vole Control
- Control Methods & Pesticides
- Fumigation of Vertebrate Pests
- Identification of Wildlife Damage
- M-44s
- Understanding Rodenticides
- Cage/Box Trapping Methods (Basic & Advanced)
- Cage/Box Trap Baiting Techniques
- Tips and Tricks
- Human-dimensions
- Conflicted Consumers: Understanding the Animal Rights Movement
- Theological Evaluation of the Animal Rights Movement
- Industry
- State of the Wildlife Control Industry
- Wildlife Diseases (Zoonotics)
- Euthanasia of Wildlife
- Zoonotic Diseases
- General
- Rabies
- Raccoon Roundworm
Online
- Many of the above classes are suitable for webinars.
- Baiting Cage and Box Traps Like a Professional Introduction. The course is available at Udemy.com