Hurricane Charlie"s Wrath Still Affecting Gulf Coast
Since Hurricane Charlie made land fall on August 13, 2004 we are still feeling the effects.
I am not talking about the rebuilding or the financial impact.
I am talking about the environmental impact.
I remember hearing the news that Charlie was going to make land fall in Port Charlotte, FL, which is in our service areas.
I talked with my wife, Christy, and we discussed that the area was going to be so busy with wildlife invasions because of all the damage and wildlife displacement.
Boy, was I wrong.
Wildlife invasions were the last thing on peoples minds.
Houses were damaged so badly that even if we were able to retrieve the animals they would just find another place to get in.
Once the major renovations began most of the animals and wildlife left on their own due to all of the noise and commotion from rebuilding.
So, this brings us to our current problem.
Everyone was focused on structural damage and no one thought about the environmental impact that Charlie would bring.
Not only were residential and commercial homes destroyed but also all the homes of wildlife were taken.
Many animals did not find their way to safety, thus destroying the population for many species.
For instance, from all the tree's that were destroyed we lost an enormous amount of squirrel's nests.
It was odd that over the next couple of years we did not receive very many squirrel jobs.
Then in fall of 2006, the squirrels came back with a vengeance.
I have never seen so many in all my life.
My company was handling more jobs from these little rodents in two days than we had the entire year before.
We were literally going "nuts" with these calls, and they have not stopped.
We started receiving so many calls due to the fact that the squirrels were entering commercial and residential properties via the attic, and nesting.
We can replace structural damage, but only Mother Nature can grow the trees, thus leaving them no other options than to invade commercial and residential dwellings.
The problem lies in that a squirrel is one of the most destructive species of wildlife in Florida.
People ask why, and the reason is that they are from the rodent family and need to chew to survive.
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floridawildlifetrapper.
com
I am not talking about the rebuilding or the financial impact.
I am talking about the environmental impact.
I remember hearing the news that Charlie was going to make land fall in Port Charlotte, FL, which is in our service areas.
I talked with my wife, Christy, and we discussed that the area was going to be so busy with wildlife invasions because of all the damage and wildlife displacement.
Boy, was I wrong.
Wildlife invasions were the last thing on peoples minds.
Houses were damaged so badly that even if we were able to retrieve the animals they would just find another place to get in.
Once the major renovations began most of the animals and wildlife left on their own due to all of the noise and commotion from rebuilding.
So, this brings us to our current problem.
Everyone was focused on structural damage and no one thought about the environmental impact that Charlie would bring.
Not only were residential and commercial homes destroyed but also all the homes of wildlife were taken.
Many animals did not find their way to safety, thus destroying the population for many species.
For instance, from all the tree's that were destroyed we lost an enormous amount of squirrel's nests.
It was odd that over the next couple of years we did not receive very many squirrel jobs.
Then in fall of 2006, the squirrels came back with a vengeance.
I have never seen so many in all my life.
My company was handling more jobs from these little rodents in two days than we had the entire year before.
We were literally going "nuts" with these calls, and they have not stopped.
We started receiving so many calls due to the fact that the squirrels were entering commercial and residential properties via the attic, and nesting.
We can replace structural damage, but only Mother Nature can grow the trees, thus leaving them no other options than to invade commercial and residential dwellings.
The problem lies in that a squirrel is one of the most destructive species of wildlife in Florida.
People ask why, and the reason is that they are from the rodent family and need to chew to survive.
www.
floridawildlifetrapper.
com
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