We live on a small island which is getting rather overcrowded. As we fight for space with other residents it is inevitable there will be some clashes.

"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to defeat for it is momentary"

- Gandhi

Traditionally the answer has been simply to kill the animal either by hunting, shooting, gassing, poisoning, snaring or trapping. All barbaric and utterly unjustifiable! Our philosophy is that all creatures have a right to life and a right to live free from pain and suffering. No species has a more negative impact on its surroundings than human beings. Without even trying we pollute and we kill. We have condemned thousands of species to extinction through our greed. And then we have the audacity to seek to kill an animal for digging holes in "our" garden!!

Wild animals were here long before us. Long before we drowned the land in concrete, long before we introduced other animals and called them pets. The animals which cause the most problems are usually introduced species - but for that we only have ourselves to blame as well. They are desperately trying to adapt and survive in what has become an alien environment. The very least we owe them is a little tolerance and understanding.

So clearly this philosophy is largely behind our reasons for promoting humane alternatives to traditional pest control. But more than that, scientific studies are increasingly showing that lethal methods are ineffective. Other animals in the area will simply breed to replace any killed or removed.

"Making the habitat unsuitable to the species in question...is a much more... effective procedure for controlling the offending animals than just attempting to... remove individual animals".

Biological Control of Vertebrate Pests, Walter E. Howard

Changes to the habitat are the key to humane and effective methods of wildlife control. Without removing the things which attracted the animals to the area in the first place pest control cannot succeed as any removed individuals will be replaced by others attracted by those same things. Animals are attracted by food, shelter and by safe areas in which to nest. By identifying and removing those things, the animals can be discouraged from breeding and encouraged to disperse. Please follow the links to read about how these methods can be applied to common pest species.

In the meantime if you have any questions regarding humane wildlife deterrence which are not covered by these pages, please Email Us