It’s Bat Removal and Exclusion Time
The BBQ sizzling on Labor Day Weekend…a new school year started…football games kicking off…some slight hints of an approaching Autumn…
What do these all signify for a nuisance wildlife professional?
Exactly…bat time!
The Labor Day weekend is an unofficial start when efforts to remove bats from homes and attics here in NE Ohio is deemed ethical by bat conservationists and dedicated removal specialists like Frontline Animal Removal.
By now, the bat pups which were born this summer are able to fly.
Excluding bats now will not leave bat pups in the roost, unable to get out and be with their mothers, which almost guarantees their deaths.
And remember, in the State of Ohio, it is illegal to kill a bat. To us, excluding mother bats while babies are unable to leave the roost, is a violation of the spirit and intent of this law.
As Ohio Administrative Code 1501:31-15-03 Section H, 5, a, states:
It shall be unlawful to euthanize or kill a bat unless a bite or potential exposure to zoonotic diseases has occurred. Any bat killed or euthanized must be reported to the local health department by the affected landowner or their designated agent by the end of the next business day.
Help for Homeowners with Bats
Bats are ecologically important and we want healthy populations of bats here in NE Ohio.
That being said, we definitely want to help homeowners get bats out of their attics and keep bats from roosting in structures where they are unwelcome.
Bat exclusion is all about reducing bat / human conflict. It’s good for the homeowners AND good for the bats.
We let the bats out and take steps to prevent them from re-entry. By searching out and sealing up potential bat entry points we can prevent future conflicts.
For example, a hole and smudge marks of this bat entry point are visible at the peak of this roof. This area and any others found will need to be addressed once the bats have been allowed to fly out and not re-enter.
Thanks for the Patience
Many homeowners who have had bat inspections this summer have been patiently waiting for us to get started. We empathize with homeowners who realize there is a problem, want it fixed, and are then told they’ll have to wait.
Well, the time is here. We, and the bats, thank you for your patience.
If you’ve seen evidence of bats roosting in your home and would like help with bat removal, please call us.
We’ll be helping those who’ve been patiently waiting first, but we can always add you to the list of soon-to-be bat free homes in the Akron / Canton / Kent area.
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