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Inside a Michigan Bat Exclusion: 90 Days on One Attic
Michigan's Bat Expert38K views · October 2026
Videos & Media
The Sam Sullivanmedia archive.
A growing collection of Sam’s on-camera work, podcast conversations, essays, keynotes, and press coverage. If it involves a rooftop, an attic, or Michigan bat law — you’ll find it here.
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Channel
YouTube videos
Field footage, rooftop walk-throughs, and short explainers.
Ongoing archive
08:41
The Quarter-Inch Gap: How Bats Really Get In
Michigan's Bat Expert62K views · August 2026
11:07
One-Way Exclusion Tubes, Explained on the Roof
Michigan's Bat Expert24K views · July 2026
06:58
Michigan's Maternity Season Restriction — What Homeowners Miss
Michigan's Bat Expert19K views · May 2026
17:33
Attic Restoration After a Colony: Full Walkthrough
Michigan's Bat Expert12K views · March 2026
12:15
Nine Michigan Bat Species — A Field Identification Guide
Michigan's Bat Expert9.4K views · January 2026
Long-form
Podcast interviews
Deeper conversations on the trade, the science, and the business.
Ongoing archive
The Great Lakes Outdoors Show
The Humane Standard: Rebuilding a Wildlife Trade
Sam joins Mike to discuss how a family practice in Oakland County is quietly resetting industry standards for humane bat exclusion in Michigan.
Ep. 142 · with Mike Avery 58 min · Sep 2026
This Old Podcast
Bats, Belief, and Old-House Attics
A long-form conversation on Michigan's historic housing stock, why century homes attract colonies, and how to seal without destroying character.
with Anna Delgado 44 min · Jun 2026
Homeowner Confidential
How to Vet a Wildlife Company
Ten questions every homeowner should ask before hiring a bat removal company — with red flags, price ranges, and the case for specialists.
with Jules Park 36 min · Feb 2026
Family Business Radio
The Second Generation
On apprenticing under his uncle at twelve, buying the family business, and what it means to inherit a professional standard rather than a brand.
with Corey Reyes 51 min · Nov 2025
Bylines
Guest articles
Sam’s writing in Michigan and regional publications.
Ongoing archive
Michigan Home & Garden Quarterly
Why Bat Removal Is a Specialty, Not a Side Service
A guest essay on why treating bat exclusion as a corner of pest control has cost Michigan homeowners millions in avoidable restoration work.
August 2026 8 min
Great Lakes Conservation Review
The Case for Live Exclusion
Sam makes the ecological and economic case for humane methods — and explains why Michigan's bat population is quietly essential to the state's agriculture.
May 2026 11 min
Detroit Home Magazine
Reading a Roofline Like a Field Journal
A guided walk-around of a 1920s Birmingham house, translating construction details into wildlife-risk language for buyers and agents.
March 2026 6 min
On stage
Speaking engagements
Keynotes, conference sessions, and community talks.
Ongoing archive
- Upcoming
Michigan Bats: Law, Ethics, and the Modern Attic
Michigan Home Inspectors Association — Annual Conference
March 14, 2027
Lansing, MI
Audience: 600+ inspectors
- Upcoming
Building a Second-Generation Trade Business
Oakland County Small Business Summit
February 6, 2027
Auburn Hills, MI
Audience: Business owners
- Past
The Homeowner's Guide, Live
Rochester Public Library — Community Series
October 22, 2026
Rochester, MI
Audience: Homeowners
- Past
Humane Wildlife Exclusion in Practice
Great Lakes Bat Conservation Symposium
September 5, 2026
Ann Arbor, MI
Audience: Conservationists
- Past
Real Estate & Wildlife Disclosures
Birmingham Board of Realtors CE Session
May 18, 2026
Birmingham, MI
Audience: Agents (CE credit)
In the news
Press mentions
Coverage of Sam and Michigan’s Bat Expert across print, radio, and broadcast.
Ongoing archive
The Detroit News
Feature
“Meet the Oakland County specialist rewriting Michigan bat removal”
October 2026WDIV Local 4
Interview
“Homeowner segment: Bats in the attic — what to do this fall”
September 2026Crain's Detroit Business
Feature
“'800+ five-star reviews': The quiet rise of Michigan's Bat Expert”
August 2026Hour Detroit
Quote
“The trades issue: Second-generation experts to know in 2026”
June 2026Oakland County Times
Award
“Local business named to statewide humane practices honor roll”
April 2026Michigan Radio · Stateside
Interview
“White-nose syndrome and the Michigan homes still hosting colonies”
February 2026
Media inquiries
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