Resources to help care for your pets and other animals 

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Too many turkeys in your yard or garden? Find easy, effective and humane ways to move them along off your property.

Starlings are cavity-nesting birds and will use attics, vents, and ducts in homes to build nests for their eggs and to raise their young.

Squirrels are smart and athletic, which might make them an annoyance. Here’s how to handle squirrel conflicts with kindness when they get in your house.

Of all sparrows, the non-native house sparrow is most often in conflict with humans because the birds are so good at adapting to our buildings and nesting in crevices.

Most snakes are not a threat to either people or pets, so identify the troublemakers to learn what to do if you find any in your yard or home and need to humanely remove them.

Learn how to live near and deal with this gentle species when they enter your yard or garage.

Distinguish rats from mice and find how to evict these clever animals from your home, yard, or chicken coop. They can carry diseases, but that doesn’t mean they deserve cruelty.

Wondering what to do about raccoons? Conflicts with these intelligent animals can be prevented and resolved humanely.