Illinois Animal Control and Bird Control

Illinois’ wild animals are diverse, intriguing, and generally shy of people. Several species, however, are attracted to your business, home or other buildings for their shelter, food source, and breeding grounds. They damage property, weaken structures, cause crop loss, threaten or attack your pets, poultry or livestock, contaminate food and water sources and sometimes even the air you breathe.

That is where we come in. We are not insect exterminators, nor are we big game trappers. We are the ones to call when nuisance wild animals are nesting inside your building, rooting through your yard or garden, ripping up commercial properties, tearing up your home or business, digging under your foundation, or threatening your health and safety. The most common nuisance wildlife removed are: Illinois raccoons, bats, pigeons, skunks, swallows, woodpeckers, voles, rats, gophers, squirrels, moles, beavers, armadillos, chipmunks, mice, snakes, opossums, feral cats, porcupines, rabbits and honeybees.

Whether you live in the Chicago or Quad Cities metropolitan areas, the flat prairie of Central Illinois, the rolling hills and bluffs along the Mississippi River and Illinois River, or the warmer climate south of Route 50, conflicts with wild animals are bound to occur. Two-thirds of ILLINOIS used to be prairie, which has mostly been converted to cropland, and most of the rest is forested. As humans have expanded into natural habitats, many wild animals substitute our homes, croplands and businesses for their nesting and feeding grounds.

Illinois raccoons, skunks and opossums actually thrive in and around human habitats. We inadvertently provide them with food sources, such as garbage, pet food, food storage facilities, rodents that are attracted to our businesses or homes, and grubs and insects that thrive in well-watered crops, golf courses, yards and landscaping. These animals dig dens right under our building foundations, decks, crawlspaces, or refuse piles. Illinois raccoons often find chimneys or attics are perfect substitutes for hollow logs as den sites. When they attack pets, contaminate children’s play areas, weaken structures, dig up yards, damage property, eat crops and infest homes or businesses with their parasites and the harmful microorganisms that grow in their feces, it is time to have them removed. Contact us, and your nuisance wildlife removal technician will expertly and safely remove these animals from out of your building or off of your property, repair the damage they caused and clean and sanitize the area.

Illinois squirrels have several dens within their territory, and don’t mind breeding in a warm attic or wall space. They’ll gnaw through wood, paper and personal property to use as nesting materials. As rodents, they must constantly chew on things in order to keep their teeth filed down, and plastic, soft metals, wood siding and other building materials are fair game. Many people think they can easily get a squirrel out of their business or attic, but unknowingly make the problem worse. Determined squirrels chew their way back inside, or squirrels sealed up inside are left to die and rot and further contaminate your building. It is best to have a professional wildlife removal technician take care of the squirrel problem. They have the experience and skill to do the job properly, without causing further nuisance wildlife problems that you’ll have to deal with later.

The last thing you want to see in your lawn, golf course, outdoor recreational area or crops is the destruction caused by Illinois voles, moles, gophers, or rabbits. They’ll eat up young and tender plants, kill or damage trees by chewing off the bark, and leave holes or trails of dead grass. Many are prolific breeders, so it is important to contact us and have our professionals take care of the problem as soon as you suspect one or more of these animals are living and breeding on your property.

We love animals, but we understand how frustrating and sometimes frightening it is when a wild animal damages your home and property and threatens your health and safety. Contact us, your full-service network. Your wildlife removal technician has the skill and knowledge to safely, legally and humanely remove the animals from out of your building or off of your property, repair the damage the animals caused, clean and sanitize the site and install blockers where necessary.

Our purpose is to take care of your nuisance wildlife problem and get you back to your normal life as safely and quickly as possible.

There are 12 species of Illinois bats that are regularly seen throughout the state. Bats may consume up to 3,000 insects per hour, so they can be wonderful to have around, just not inside your home or business. There are 6 species of Illinois batsthat hibernate in the state, so are year-round residents, and some members of other species will choose not to migrate south for the winter. Healthy bats do not attack humans, but they will bite to protect themselves if they are trapped or handled improperly. If you are bitten by a bat, make sure to see a doctor immediately.

More than just an annoyance, damage to homes and property in Illinois by pests can be expensive and difficult to maintain. Even more possibly dangerous than home and property damage, many wildlife and animal pests carry illnesses that are frequently very harmful when transmitted to livestock, people and household pets.

For additional information on distinguishing animals and the destruction and management possibilities of each, locate the IL area that pertains to you below.

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