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Dealing with Wildlife
Who to Call

Picture of an Arkansas Game and Fish Wildlife Officer

Photo of an Arkansas Game and Fish Wildlife Officer by Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge.

In Arkansas, there is no single organization responsible for handling wildlife problems.

Problems with common wildlife species

Technical advice from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission – talk to a wildlife officer assigned to your county (800-364-4263)
Hire a local nuisance wildlife control operator – these individuals and companies are not certified by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and there is no guarantee of their service.
- Before You Hire a Professional Wildlife Control Operator (Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management)
Sign up on the Landowner Nuisance Wildlife Registry – developed for landowners with problem furbearers willing to allow licensed trappers or furbearer hunters access to their property during open hunting and trapping seasons in order to take furbearers causing property damage

Alligator

· Arkansas Game and Fish Commission – talk to a wildlife officer assigned to your county (800-364-4263)

Bats

Hire a nuisance bat control operator – these individuals and companies are not certified by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and there is no guarantee of their service.
- Before You Hire a Professional Wildlife Control Operator (Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management)

Black Bear

Black Bear Program Coordinator, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (800-364-4263)

Black Vultures

USDA Wildlife Services, Stuttgart Office (870-673-1121)

Bobcats

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (800-364-4263)

Coyotes

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (800-364-4263)

Domestic Dogs

City or county animal control agent
County sheriff’s office

Feral Hogs, Wild Pigs, Wild Boar

Disease testing – USDA Wildlife Services, Little Rock Office (501-324-5382)
Removal – Controlling Wild Hogs on Private Land (Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)

Photo of fish-eating bird, the Great Egret, by John J. Mosesso, NBII.gov.

Fish-eating Birds

USDA Wildlife Services, Stuttgart office (870-673-1121)

Foxes

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (800-364-4263)

Mountain Lions (Cougars, Panthers)

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (800-364-4263)

Migratory birds

USDA Wildlife Services, Stuttgart office (870–673–1121)

Sick or injured wildlife

Wildlife Rehabilitators – licensed by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, to care for orphaned, sick or injured wildlife until they can be released safely into the wild. A list of licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators near your home or business is available or by calling the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (800-364-4263).

Snakes

Do-it-yourself removal
Hire a local pest control operator
Hire a nuisance wildlife control operator – these individuals and companies are not certified by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and there is no guarantee of their service.
- Before You Hire a Professional Wildlife Control Operator (Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management)

Local resources

Contact your local county Extension agent for assistance

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Dealing with Wildlife Who to Call

Dealing with Wildlife
Who to Call