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Wildlife control in North Carolina

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Wildlife in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

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 North Carolina: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which wildlife actually live in North Carolina, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

At least one Commission-approved course per year to renew

WCA continuing education

Wildlife Control Agents may issue depredation permits but not for listed species.

NC Wildlife Resources Commission

Over 3,600; over 6% positive

Animals tested for rabies, 2024

Skunks, raccoons, bats and foxes are the main NC carriers.

NC DHHS Division of Public Health

May 1 - July 31

Bat eviction moratorium for WCAs

Bat work is a certified WCA specialty.

NC Wildlife Resources Commission

Nuisance Wildlife species recorded in North Carolina

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.

WCAs may charge for services but not for the permit itself.

Rules that apply in North Carolina

For context, nationally

Around 4,000; more than 90% in wildlife — Animal rabies cases reported per year. CDC
More than 20% each — Skunks and foxes that expose people or pets and are rabid. CDC

Sources: NC Wildlife Resources Commission; NC DHHS Division of Public Health; 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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Apex

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Wildlife control in North Carolina

Wildlife in North Carolina: what to know

Around North Carolina

What to note

A useful next step

Wildlife in North Carolina: what the public record shows

Nuisance Wildlife species recorded in North Carolina

Rules that apply in North Carolina

For context, nationally

Explore North Carolina cities

Apex

Asheville

Burlington

Cary

Chapel Hill

Charlotte

Concord

Durham

Fayetteville

Gastonia

Greensboro

Greenville

High Point

Holly Springs

Huntersville

Jacksonville

Mooresville

Raleigh

Wilmington

Winston-Salem

Goldsboro

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