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Raccoon Removal

Raccoon removal

What raccoon work involves in Pittsburgh, and how to get help.

Raccoons looking out of the open top of a brick chimney

Pennsylvania Raccoon Rules

Pennsylvania defines rabies vector species to include raccoons, skunks, foxes, bats, coyotes, groundhogs, and other species designated by the Director.

Captured Wildlife Disposition Rules

Under the NWCO operating rules, captured live nuisance wildlife generally must be dispatched humanely or released within 24 hours.

Under the NWCO operating rules, rabies vector species are subject to the euthanasia rather than release requirement, including the separate special rule governing the destruction or euthanasia of five or more bats at one location.

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