40 Years of Wildlife Stories: Back to the Beginning

Revolutionizing Wildlife Control with Humane Practices

Concluding my series on 40 years of wildlife stories, it has been a delightful experience to reflect on and share these memories. Leading the Way: Revolutionizing Wildlife Control with Humane Practices Fresh out of the University of Guelph, armed with a newly minted B.Sc. in Biology, I was unwavering in my determination to kickstart my […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: Wildlife Snake Removal From Shed

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in the next few posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. Serpentine Tales: Adventures in Handling Escaped Snakes Everyone enjoys a captivating snake story. Over the years, we’ve encountered various situations where snakes […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: Raccoon Gets Confused By A Doggie Door

Raccoon Gets Confused By A Doggie Door

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in these posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is the opportunity to rescue animals that would have otherwise met unfortunate fates without our […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: DIY (Do It Yourself) Attempts

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: DIY Attempts

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in these posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. Over the years, I’ve witnessed some remarkably unconventional attempts by our customers to address their wildlife issues. I completely empathize with the anxiety, frustration, […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: Viral Fox Frenzy with 12 Million Views

Gates Wildlife rescues baby fox's

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in these posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. Fox Frenzy In early spring one year, we were called to investigate a situation where a fox family had made a den under a […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: A Journey in Wildlife Removal & Rescues

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in these posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. I feel incredibly fortunate to have stumbled upon a career that I genuinely consider the most fulfilling job in the world. Every day, I […]

Celebrating 40 Years of Humane Animal Control and Media Highlights

Humane Animal Control and Media Highlights

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in these posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. Featured on National Geographic Channel Throughout the years, we’ve been fortunate to capture the attention of numerous local and global media outlets eager to […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: What, a porcupine in downtown Toronto!

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in the next few posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. Around 30 years ago, we learned of an intriguing situation where local dogs were unexpectedly encountering porcupine quills right in their own […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: What Are Those Animals?

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in the next few posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. Albino Bandits: The likelihood of encountering one of these is 1 in 750,000, equivalent to the odds of being struck by lightning. […]

40 Years of Wildlife Stories: Unique Survival Strategies

2024 marks our 40th year in business, and in the next few posts I’d like to reflect on some of the jobs that have made the past four decades truly special to me. Playing Possum: In January 2010, a worried customer contacted us about an unusual animal taking refuge in front of their garage. Upon […]