The best way to reduce wildlife in near your home or neighborhood is the spaces you can control less inviting.   Do not intentionally feed wildlife and keep your trash containers tightly sealed. If wild animals suspect your home is an easy place to grab dinner, they're more likely to come back. If you have pets, feed them indoors or at least pick up any remaining food after they eat. Do not leave birdseed in feeders or on the ground overnight.   Make sure they can't get inside. If you have a pet door, close it securely at night. Cover crawlspace and attic openings with heavy gauge, rustproof wire mesh (not chicken wire). Carefully inspect your eaves and other areas where the roof and house join and repair deteriorating boards, warped siding, and loose shingles. If you have a chimney, make sure that it has a secure cap because chimneys without caps are open invitations to raccoons or squirrels looking for "hallow trees" in which to give birth and raise their young.   Keep landscaping well groomed. Keep lawns mowed and trim overhanging branches that provide easy access to your roof for squirrels of other wildlife.   If you have a deck, you can prevent animals from digging underneath by creating an L-shaped barrier. Attach heavy gauge wire mesh to the base of the deck, sink it six inches into the ground, bend it 90 degrees away from the deck for 12 inches, then cover it with soil.