Local wildlife information

Wildlife control in Tennessee

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

Wildlife in Tennessee: what to know

Around Tennessee

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 Tennessee: what the public record shows

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

Illegal (TCA 70-4-401, 70-4-412)

Transport of live wildlife

ADC operators must check traps within 36 hours and file year-end reports by June 30.

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Nuisance Wildlife species recorded in Tennessee

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.
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) — Furbearer in Illinois; rarely rabid; handled under general nuisance rules.
Coyote (Canis latrans) — Texas bans transport of live coyotes; Maryland operators release on site.

Rules that apply in Tennessee

TWRA Wildlife Damage Control

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: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency; Rabies in the United States: Protecting Public Health; Class A (commercial) Nuisance Wildlife Control Permit study packet (17 Ill. Adm. Code 525); Nuisance Fur-bearing Animals (Outdoor Annual). Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

Explore Tennessee cities

Bartlett

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Wildlife control in Tennessee

Wildlife in Tennessee: what to know

Around Tennessee

What to note

A useful next step

Wildlife in Tennessee: what the public record shows

Nuisance Wildlife species recorded in Tennessee

Rules that apply in Tennessee

For context, nationally

Explore Tennessee cities

Bartlett

Brentwood

Chattanooga

Clarksville

Cleveland

Collierville

Franklin

Hendersonville

Jackson

Johnson City

Kingsport

Knoxville

Memphis

Murfreesboro

Nashville

Smyrna

Germantown

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