SKEDADDLE BLOG

Bats seem to have their heyday around the summer and fall months when they are out at night searching for mates and feeding. What happens to bats during the winter and spring, though? Where do they go? What do they do? Find more details about a bat’s life in a year and who to call… Continue reading

If you know anything about nature, you probably know that some creatures have some very special capabilities. At Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control in Okanagan, we are committed to better understanding the wildlife around us. Not only does this help us with bat removal and other wildlife control efforts, but it is also extremely interesting! Little… Continue reading

Bats have both good and bad reputations that they don’t really deserve. If there are bats roosting in your home, you should contact bat removal as soon as possible. This is not because of the creatures’ purported viciousness, which is an exaggeration at best, but because bats can inadvertently expose you to disease, mostly through… Continue reading

Bats are a widely misunderstood species. Movies, books, and fantasy have designed a reputation for the wildlife that far surpasses reality. People see a bat and instantly associate the animal with the transformative, blood-sucking monsters of Bram Stoker’s imagination. The truth of bats is more simplistic and subdued; the animals are not vengeful hunters looking… Continue reading

Bats across the country are getting sick and dying from a disease known as white-nose syndrome. Many experts consider it to be one of the worst modern wildlife diseases. Many homeowners and business owners in the Okanagan Valley are familiar with bat infestations. Does this new disease pose a new threat? Should it impact how… Continue reading