How to Protect Cats from Coyotes

How to Protect Cats from Coyotes

You may assume there aren’t any coyotes in your neighborhood because you don’t see them, or because you think more populated areas are “safe.” But assuming anything can be dangerous for your pets — especially any cat(s) allowed to roam outside. Of course, if you allow...
How to Keep Owls Away

How to Keep Owls Away

Think of the relief you’d feel if you could guarantee that your cats, dogs, and chickens were safe from owls. While not the most always the most imminent threat to chickens and household pets, owls are best kept away. When deciding on the best owl protection for...
Easily Deter Raccoons with These Tips

Easily Deter Raccoons with These Tips

Known for stealthily preying on chickens and feasting on lush garden greens, raccoons are nighttime nuisances. To prevent future unwelcome visits, the predator control experts at Nite Guard Solar have these easy tips on how to deter raccoons. If you take action, you...
Wild Hogs Tearing Up My Yard: Try These Tips

Wild Hogs Tearing Up My Yard: Try These Tips

A Brief History of Pigs in the Americas Pigs aren’t native to the Americas. In the 1530s, the Spanish explorer, Hernando de Soto, brought the first pigs to the Americas, specifically to the southeastern US. The wild hogs you see running around today are descended from...
How to Keep Raccoons Out of Ponds — 5 Tips

How to Keep Raccoons Out of Ponds — 5 Tips

Raccoons are resilient creatures. They’ve easily adapted to human presence, and more raccoons (up to 20 times more!) are now living in urban areas than in the wild. Rurally, raccoons usually nest in hollow logs or rocky caves. In urban areas, though, you might find...