Vector Control Mission To prevent the spread of vector-borne disease, injury, and discomfort to the residents of Alameda County by controlling insects, rodents, and other vectors and eliminating causal environmental conditions.

District services Request for Services Investigations Wildlife Management and Rabies Control Rodent Surveillance and Control Public Health Insect Pest Management

District services Vector-borne Disease Surveillance and Control Field and Laboratory Research Projects Solid Waste Investigations Public Education Legal Enforcement

2015 – Requests for Service

Comparison of RFS Number to Total Services Provided

Wildlife Program M.O.U. between the U.S.D.A. – A.P.H.I.S. and the District. Annual Contract $65,000 - cost sharing program U.S.D.A. Wildlife Service Specialist is assigned to the District to provide wildlife damage management on properties in Alameda County. Follows all federal and state regulations relating to vertebrate vector control.

Wildlife Program Goal is to educate the residents to coexist peacefully with urban wildlife.

Wildlife Program Strategy is to implement humane, long-term, and effective ways to deal with nuisance wildlife.

Wildlife Program Do Not Feed the Animals

Wildlife program Do not provide shelter for wildlife

Wildlife Program Vector Control Biologist Investigating a wildlife problem

Wildlife Program Residing or wandering?

Wildlife Program Wildlife encounters

Wildlife Program Wildlife encountering

Wildlife Program Wildlife damage to properties

Wildlife Program Wildlife residing in or under the residence

Wildlife Program Exclusion Practices

Wildlife Program Exclusion Practices

Wildlife Program

Wildlife Program Trapping as a last resort

Wildlife Program Discouragement & Deterrence

Wildlife Program Skunked again?

Wildlife Program

Wildlife Program Prevent Future Harboring and Damage

Wildlife Program Educating the Property Owner