But as great as they are for the ecosystem, they pose a health hazard if they take up residence in your attic ... touch or pick up a bat with your bare hands or go near a nest of bat pups.

While bats are ecologically important, they can pose a danger to humans when they’re in our living spaces. Bats can carry a specific strain of rabies — a fatal disease for humans. During bat ...

On top of bat calls, Skov said, he has removed 60 to 65 raccoons out of homes just this year. The strangest thing he's seen so far was a six-foot-tall bird nest in an attic, a nest that had ...

is offering advice to keep bats out of the attic while also protecting the animals and complying with the law. While it might be illegal to block bats from leaving their roosts, it is permissible ...

“In most parts of the state, bats are still in hibernation, and they’re just about to come back. But they haven’t yet, so this is the perfect time to get this done.” Inspect your attic ...

as well as clean and sanitize areas that have been contaminated by guano and sometimes perform a full attic restoration if needed. What can be done to prevent and deter bats from entering your ...

If you've got bats in your attic, now's the time to get them out. Bats can be safely removed from buildings without a permit from April 1 to May 15 in Ohio. Four bat species are endangered in the ...

An exterminator was brought in and quickly discovered a colony of bats living in the attic. Bat droppings were caked onto the floor and bat urine was discovered running down the walls, according ...