Imagine You Are A Raccoon: Story of a Raccoon In Attic In Toronto
Imagine You Are A Raccoon: Week 1 Welcome to “Imagine You Are A Raccoon”, which is a 14-part weekly series by Brad Gates, B.Sc. Stay tuned each Wednesday for the continuation of this story! Just imagine you are a one year old adult female raccoon living in Toronto. Being a nocturnal animal, you travel your […]
“What Are Raccoons Doing In My Attic?” – Raccoon In Attic
Raccoons make smart decisions! Prior to giving birth in an attic of a home, most pregnant female raccoons will choose to push back the fibreglass insulation and tear the plastic vapour barrier away from the drywall ceiling. The mother will then give birth directly on the flat drywall surface. Alternatively, very few females will choose […]
Is the mild spell in the GTA promoting mating? Raccoon Hole In Roof In Vaughn
Screams of Love? Have you heard the sounds of blood curdling screams emanating from your backyard or attic lately? Thoughts of an animal being aggressively attacked might come to mind. The recent mild spell we have been experiencing in the GTA will signal to some raccoons that now is the time to mate. Generally, the […]
Coyote Sighting in Pickering
Wile E Coyote… Not! The modern day coyote is nothing like how Looney Tunes portrayed the Wile E Coyote as an unsuccessful predator! While walking my dogs in the ravine over the holidays I looked down into the valley below and saw a beautiful healthy coyote travelling on a well established walking path about 50 […]
Chonky Toronto raccoons refuse to leave porch in hilarious video
View this article as a PDF Eleven severely obese raccoons walk into an enclosed porch… That’s it. There’s no punchline. This is what actually happened to prompt a recent raccoon rescue mission at one Toronto home. Gates Wildlife Control is a Scarborough-based, humane wildlife removal company that maintains an amazing YouTube channel in which workers document some of their more interesting (slash adorable) […]
Barn Owl in Need of Rescue
Our Vancouver office responded to an emergency call regarding an owl found inside a warehouse in Vancouver, British Columbia. They immediately dispatched one of their technicians to the call and found the owl sitting on a ceiling pipe inside the building. They were able to catch the owl and bring her outside to be let […]
Why Do Raccoons Have Ringed Tails? | Raccoon in Attic in Brampton
Why Do Raccoons Have Ringed Tails? Raccoons are easily identified by their characteristic black eye mask and ringed tail. Even at birth the rings on their tails are slightly visible. In the animal kingdom, fur patterns and colouration have evolved over time usually as a benefit to the particular animal. Sometimes it is a matter […]
Why Do Animals “Play Dead”?
Playing Possum Playing dead is a survival strategy performed by hundreds of different species, including lemurs, lizards, ants and sharks. But why do animals do this? This bizarre behaviour, know as tonic immobility (TI) or catatonia can be used as a defence or offence. Since most predators avoid dead or rotting animals displaying catatonia is […]
Why Trapping And Relocating Is Not The Answer
Caught Red (or Dirty) Handed Our office has been receiving a lot of calls about wildlife, specifically raccoons, entering into open buildings that are under construction. As winter approaches wildlife are looking for a warm den site and when they come across a building that is under construction, they will happily welcome themselves inside. Unfortunately […]
Fox Removal From Under A Deck In Markham
Foxy Friday! A Series This weeks fox feature is of mom. In our Youtube video you can see how confused she was when she first approached our reunion box. She dug up quite a bit of dirt behind the box as you can see in the photo. After a few minutes, she became more comfortable […]
