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Wildlife removal in South Carolina
South Carolina’s mix of Lowcountry marsh, suburbs and farmland brings raccoons, snakes, armadillos and bats into homes year-round. Nuisance wildlife control operators are permitted through the SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR).
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State-listed operators
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Cities covered
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Species handled
SCDNR
Regulating agency
Cities with state-listed pros
Greenville55 prosLexington49 prosColumbia48 prosAnderson48 prosCharleston43 prosSummerville43 prosAiken42 prosSpartanburg40 prosFlorence35 prosOrangeburg35 prosGeorgetown35 prosClemson34 prosKingstree32 prosMyrtle Beach31 prosSeneca31 prosCamden31 prosLaurens30 prosWalterboro29 prosSumter28 prosRock Hill27 prosEdgefield27 prosBeaufort26 prosLancaster26 prosNewberry26 prosGaffney25 prosSt. Matthews25 prosWinnsboro23 prosBarnwell23 prosBishopville23 prosSaluda21 prosChester20 prosUnion20 prosAbbeville20 prosHampton20 prosBennettsville20 prosMarion20 prosManning20 prosGreenwood19 prosBamberg17 prosAllendale17 prosDarlington16 prosChesterfield16 prosDillon10 pros
No city matches. Try the county list below.
Browse by county (44)
Abbeville County → Abbeville
Aiken County → Aiken
Allendale County → Allendale
Anderson County → Anderson
Bamberg County → Bamberg
Barnwell County → Barnwell
Beaufort County → Beaufort
Berkeley County → Summerville
Calhoun County → St. Matthews
Charleston County → Charleston
Cherokee County → Gaffney
Chester County → Chester
Chesterfield County → Chesterfield
Clarendon County → Manning
Colleton County → Walterboro
Darlington County → Darlington
Dillon County → Dillon
Dorchester County → Summerville
Edgefield County → Edgefield
Fairfield County → Winnsboro
Florence County → Florence
Georgetown County → Georgetown
Greenville County → Greenville
Greenwood County → Greenwood
Hampton County → Hampton
Horry County → Myrtle Beach
Kershaw County → Camden
Lancaster County → Lancaster
Laurens County → Laurens
Lee County → Bishopville
Lexington County → Lexington
Marion County → Marion
Marlboro County → Bennettsville
Newberry County → Newberry
Oconee County → Seneca
Orangeburg County → Orangeburg
Pickens County → Clemson
Richland County → Columbia
Saluda County → Saluda
Spartanburg County → Spartanburg
Sumter County → Sumter
Union County → Union
Williamsburg County → Kingstree
York County → Rock Hill
South Carolina wildlife removal FAQ
Yes. Commercial nuisance wildlife control operators must be authorized by SCDNR for the species they handle.
Increasingly. Armadillos have spread across the state and dig lawns and burrow under slabs; exclusion and trapping are the usual fixes.
Early spring or fall, outside the summer maternity season when pups can’t fly yet.
Listings come from SCDNR’s published operator list, matched by county and species handled.