Sometimes when you, the customer and the Parke Company embarks on a tree job, the tree must come down. And sometimes, little critters have built homes for themselves and their young in those trees. So what are you to do? Thankfully, there are organizations and specialists that assist you and the Parke Company when having to deal with the tree inhabitants. From snakes to owls, the Parke Company does their best to ensure safety and shelter for all of Nashville’s animals.
If the tree must come down, the Parke Company relocates the animal to a safe location or a rehabilitation center if necessary. Many times, if the animals are young without a mother, this is a good option. If the tree does not have to come down, the Parke Company does their best to work around the nest or inhabitant, leaving the animals happy and undisturbed.
Popular critters living in trees in Nashville and Middle Tennessee are birds, snakes, raccoons, opossums, squirrels and bats. When an animal needs to be relocated or rehabilitated, the Parke Company calls Walden’s Puddle or Nashville Critter Ridder for assistance. Walden’s Puddle is a non-profit facility that provides treatment and care to sick, orphaned or injured wildlife in Middle Tennessee. Nashville Critter Ridder specializes in safe removal and/or extermination of wildlife as well as prevention and repair services.
It’s not uncommon to get up close and personal with some of Tennessee’s wildlife while repairing or removing trees.
“In the four hundred year-old Bur Oak at Bell Meade Country Club, I got to climb past a mother owl and three snow, white babies,” Parke Company’s Rich Krivack said. “It was awesome!”
In the event the Parke Company comes across a bird of prey that must be safely relocated, an aviary specialist is called in to assist the crew. The same is true for dangerous insects and their nests such as bees and wasps (hornets and yellow jackets). Once a nest is found, a specialist is called to help assist in the safe removal.
For more information on Parke Company’s protocol for safe wildlife removal, call them at 615-405-6548.