Current Trends and the Future of Private Sector Nuisance Wildlife Control

Private sector vertebrate control continually interacts with many parties-all with a genuine interest in wildlife, and thus, the industry is always changing. In recent years, people expressed a desire for more humane treatment of animals and environmentally responsible control methods. The industry has also focused on vertebrates besides birds and rodents and is working to have the opportunity to handle species that are currently excluded from permit systems in some states. In the 1990s, there was rapid growth of private sector wildlife control businesses across the U.S., and increasingly, pest control companies added wildlife services in response to customer demands. Efforts were made to curb instances when Wildlife Services competed with private pest management companies and Wildlife Services took on new responsibilities, including wildlife enhancement and pesticide monitoring, as opposed to control-oriented functions. Despite changes to the industry, wildlife damage management has always functioned on two basic premises: 1) all native animals are resources of inherent interest and value to the people of the United States; and 2) local population control is an essential part of wildlife damage management