Welcome to the MSPCA's interactive guide for detecting and humanely resolving conflicts with unwanted wildlife visitors in and around your home.
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Identify
We'll help you identify exactly what creature is intruding by drilling into the area they're in, and their prints or scat.
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Prepare
We'll teach you about the specific creature including any public health concerns and applicable conflicts.
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Solve
After we determine exactly what your situation is, we'll provide instructions for how you can solve it in a humane way.
Identify, Prepare, and Solve
Use this tool to identify the creature intruding into your home or yard, learn about potential conflicts, and solve the conflicts humanely.
- Attic
- Garbage
- Garden
- Indoors
- Outdoors
- Under Porch
STEP 1
Identify Intruder by Area
Select the area of your home affected by the animal visitor.
- Attic
- Garbage
- Garden
- Indoors
- Outdoors
- Under Porch
Identify intruder by
Select from these animals common to: .
Still unsure? Try identifying by Species Scat or ScatPaw/Foot Print
