Around Arkansas
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local wildlife information
Wildlife control in Arkansas
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Wildlife in Arkansas: what to know
What to note
Where you see wildlife, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Wildlife in Arkansas: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which wildlife actually live in Arkansas, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Required to take game and nongame animals damaging crops or property
Depredation permit
Not issued online; applicants contact the nearest AGFC regional office.
Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionBeaver, muskrat, nutria, coyote, opossum, raccoon, squirrel and striped skunk
Species needing no permit
These may be shot during the day, or trapped and killed, when causing damage to personal property.
Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionHandled through an AGFC and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services partnership
Immediate-threat calls
A streamlined line for animals posing a threat to people, livestock and property; alligator calls are answered 24/7.
Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionNuisance Wildlife species recorded in Arkansas
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor) — Top terrestrial rabies vector in the East; relocation banned in most states.
- Striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) — Primary rabies reservoir in Texas and the central U.S.; Illinois requires euthanasia of trapped striped skunks.
Rules that apply in Arkansas
For context, nationally
Sources: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; Rabies in the United States: Protecting Public Health; Class A (commercial) Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit study packet (17 Ill. Adm. Code 525). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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