If you think that you might have a critter in the attic, the best thing to do is try to identify what the animal might be and how it has entered your home. If you can find the entrance, the best thing to do is wait for the animal to leave and block off the hole. If this is not a possibility, there are companies that are available that will remove the animal for you.

If a wild animal comes onto your property or if you see one that is injured, contact the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care & Control immediately. Do not approach the animal.

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory provides information on how to locate a wildlife rehabilitator near you. Your state natural resources department may also be able to provide assistance; the Web page at <http://fa.r9.fws.gov/r9mat/zing/links.html> provides links to all state pages, along with contact information.

Contact your local wildlife rehabilitator, humane society, or ASPCA. One of these should be able to help. Wildlife rehabilitators should be contacted especially if the animal/bird has been injured. Wildlife rehabilitators can often be located in the phone book under "wildlife" or "sanctuaries," or through your local humane association. -Hide

If you have an animal moving in to your home, check here for a list of suspects. Sometimes the animal may be excluded by patching a hole when the animal is away, removing brush, or removing sources of food. The animal may be caught in a trap, but relocating wildlife is seldom biologically sound, the animal often does not survive, and a special relocation permit is required to transport native wildlife.

Please contact your local or state game comission or call the Humane Society. They may be able to recommend the next steps for you.

If you have an injured raptor (hawk, owl, kestrel, osprey, eagle, or falcon), we can refer you to the appropriate Raptor Recovery Program. All raptors are protected by law. If you have a baby animal that you think may be orphaned, the best thing to do is to leave it where you found it or to put it back where you found it. If you have found an orphaned or injured wild animal, you may contact Iowa DNR Conservation Officer Dave Tierney at 712-363-2956.

Nothing. Baby birds on the ground are not abandoned they are simply learning to fly and their mother knows where they are. Other animals like baby rabbits left in a nest are left alone for a reason. The mother doesn't visit the nest often during the day to avoid calling attention to it from predators. Never approach a injured adult, as they may be extremely dangerous. The best thing you can do for any wild animal is leave it where you find it.

It is an offence to release into the wild a bird or animal that is of a kind not normally resident in Great Britain, unless you obtain a licence to do so. This ban extends to many foreign animals that have become established here, such as the grey squirrel, and also to some native species, such as the barn owl. It is also an offence to sell or release to the wild a short list of highly invasive plants.

Capturing a wild animal and releasing it in another area is prohibited by Massachusetts law. Rabies in raccoons is spreading throughout the eastern United States. Moving animals from one area to another may spread this disease to new areas. To protect people and wildlife, Do Not Relocate, Problem Wildlife! Wild animals sometimes damage homes, gardens and lawns. Often people want to catch the problem animals and release them someplace else.

Unless a wild animal is in immediate danger, it is usually best to leave it alone. To get specific information, call the Wildlife Help Line at 1-888-924-2444 or check with the wildlife rehabilitation centre nearest you.

It may not be orphaned, so it's usually best to leave a young jackrabbit or fawn where it is. Mother deer and hares often leave their young on their own, so their scent doesn't attract predators. If the young animal appears sick or injured, or is in an unsafe location, check here for more information, call the Wildlife Help Line at 1-888-924-2444 or check with the wildlife rehabilitation centre nearest you.

Seeing a wild animal, such as raccoon, opossum, deer, etc. is not a problem in itself. Animals commonly frequent residential areas, but are usually secretive and go unnoticed. If left alone, these animals do not present a hazard to the public. Keeping your areas clean of garbage, refuse, and other food attractants will limit animals from invading your property.

In most cases, a wild bird or animal in a basement will be able to leave on its own if it is given a means of exit. This is best done by opening the basement windows and turning off the lights in the basement. If there is a doorway to the outside at the top of the basement stairs, this should also be opened. The animal should recognize the open doors or windows as exits and leave within an hour or two.

Only one animal that gets into a chimney can get out on its own, that's a raccoon. All other creatures will need to be helped out. How can you tell what kind of animal it is? If you haven't seen it, you must identify it by sound. Bang on the damper door and see what response you get: Fluttering and flapping is bird's wings; scratching and squeaking is a squirrel; grunting, or, in the case of babies, high-pitched trilling means raccoons.

First, decide whether the animal's presence really poses a problem for you. If not, leave it alone. If you really believe it does, you will need to determine where the animal's entry point. Once the entry point has been found, you will need three things: a bright light such as a mechanic's trouble light, a radio and some type of safe repellent, such as ammonia-soaked rags. Shine the light and place the radio under the deck or outside the animal's entrance.

Wildlife animal evictions and service requests can be reported to On Target Wildlife Control by calling 630-582-3082. All domestic animals impounded are boarded at Golf Rose Boarding Kennel, 1375 Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL, 847-885-2122.

We pick up dead wildlife 7 days a week. There is a charge of $40 for small wild animals under 50 lbs., such as raccoons, opossums, skunks and squirrels. The charge for wild animals over 50 lbs., such as deer is $75. In order to arrange for a pick-up, call the front office at (415) 883-4621 during regular business hours.

The house is up for grabs - equally to both spouses. But the situation changes if there are minor children. A strong preference of the courts is to allow minor children to remain in the marital home. In practical terms that means whoever gets custody gets the house.

The work performed will include those measures that will save the most energy within the budget available. Work to be done is determined by the results of a computerized energy analysis of the structure; no two houses will have the same work performed. Due to the cost of these repairs, the weatherization program cannot replace roofs, siding or plumbing. Your local agency may be able to refer you to other resources in your community for those repairs.

Llamas, alpacas, vicuñas: Not known to be infected with a contagious disease. A permit is not required but a health certificate is recommended. Ostriches, Emus & Rheas: Not known to be infected with a contagious disease. A permit is not required but a health certificate is recommended. Rabbits: (domestic) Not known to be infected with a contagious disease. A permit is not required but a health certificate is recommended.

Unlike its cousins, the otter, weasel, badger and skunk, the domestic pet ferret is NOT a wild animal. Ferrets were domesticated by humans around 63 BC. The domestic ferret (Mustela [putorius] furo) should not be confused with the wild black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes), an endangered species native to the Midwestern United States. If the domestic ferret escapes outdoors, it rarely survives for more than a few days.

A bite by one of the animals not found to be infected in nature would rarely, if ever, call for anti-rabies treatment in humans. However, it may be wise to see a doctor for a thorough wound cleaning and to receive a tetanus shot or antibiotics as indicated.

It depends. Live big or trophy game animals may not be possessed and other species are also regulated. This is in order to protect native wildlife from disease, eliminate competition from the introduction of exotic species, to reduce the possibility of commercial over-harvest, ensure the humane treatment of wildlife held in captivity, and to prevent unwanted hybridization between native and exotic wildlife species.

Raccoons and opossums are commonly seen in our area. Since they have an equal right to be here, we ask that you leave them be, but you can deter them by keeping your yard free of debris and trashcan lids tightly closed. If you want the animal removed nonetheless, you may call a private trapper. Animal Control does not handle wildlife issues.