Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook, 3rd edition - Paperback

by Stephen Vantassel (Author)

The Wildlife Damage Inspection Handbook 3rd ed. (corrected)is designed to help wildlife management professionals, pest management professionals, home inspectors, and property managers identify damage caused by vertebrate animals to structures, to landscapes, and to livestock. The text has been revised thoroughly and expanded to provide more detailed information on more topics. The new layout and full-color printing are accented by more than 400 photographs and illustrations supporting the text. The book is divided into two parts. ٠ Part 1 explains the theory and practice of inspection and provides strategies to identify animals by feces, bones, and eye-shine. ٠ Part 2 contains modules reviewing the damage left by the most common problem wildlife in the United States. Each species module summarizes the animal's biology, scat, diseases, and damage to property and livestock.