Around Missouri
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 Missouri
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Wildlife in Missouri: 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 Missouri: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which wildlife actually live in Missouri, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Within 24 hours
Reporting deadline for wildlife taken under 3 CSR 10-4.130
Control only on your own property; migratory birds, deer, elk, turkey, bear, mountain lion and endangered species excluded.
Missouri Department of ConservationNuisance Wildlife species recorded in Missouri
- 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.
- Big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) — Most common building bat; protected with maternity-season exclusion limits.
Relocation is not recommended by MDC.
Rules that apply in Missouri
For context, nationally
Sources: Missouri Department of Conservation; Rabies in the United States: Protecting Public Health; Class A (commercial) Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit study packet (17 Ill. Adm. Code 525); Impacted Bats. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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