VA · Verified against Virginia DWR records

Wildlife removal in Virginia

Q: Which Virginia bats need federal protection?

The Virginia big-eared bat, the gray bat and the Indiana bat are federally endangered, and the northern long-eared bat is federally threatened. All four are bats a Virginia operator has to identify before quoting any work.

Q: Are Virginia counties and independent cities both covered?

Yes. Virginia has 95 counties and 38 independent cities, and DWR lists service areas for both, so a city page here can be an independent city such as Alexandria or a county seat such as Leesburg.

Q: How are the pros in this directory verified?

Listings come from DWR’s published trapper finder data, matched by the counties and independent cities served and the species each operator handles.

Virginia stretches from the Blue Ridge to the Chesapeake, and the calls change with the ground: bats and raccoons in the piedmont suburbs, groundhogs and snakes in the Shenandoah, beavers and nutrias on the coastal plain. The Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) publishes a trapper finder that lists licensed trappers and commercial permit holders together.

378

State-listed operators

120

Cities covered

Species handled

Virginia DWR

Regulating agency

Cities with state-listed pros

Warrenton103 pros Manassas100 pros Stafford88 pros Hanover82 pros Bowling Green77 pros Fairfax74 pros Louisa74 pros Culpeper71 pros Rocky Mount68 pros Leesburg67 pros Spotsylvania Courthouse64 pros Arlington61 pros Floyd61 pros Alexandria60 pros Manassas Park60 pros Orange57 pros Goochland55 pros Laurel55 pros New Kent54 pros Charles City53 pros Falls Church53 pros Chesterfield51 pros Fredericksburg51 pros King and Queen48 pros Christiansburg48 pros Powhatan48 pros King William47 pros Richmond47 pros Salem47 pros Isle of Wight46 pros Newport News46 pros Suffolk46 pros Hillsville45 pros New Castle44 pros King George44 pros Stuart43 pros Hampton43 pros Roanoke41 pros Yorktown41 pros Chesapeake41 pros Norfolk41 pros Portsmouth39 pros Amelia38 pros Prince George38 pros Poquoson38 pros Pearisburg37 pros Berryville36 pros Pulaski36 pros Washington36 pros Colonial Heights36 pros Bedford35 pros Virginia Beach35 pros Williamsburg34 pros Chatham34 pros Surry33 pros Hopewell33 pros Bland32 pros Fincastle32 pros Tappahannock32 pros Dinwiddie29 pros Gloucester29 pros Martinsville29 pros Madison28 pros Front Royal28 pros Petersburg28 pros Woodstock27 pros Radford27 pros Wytheville24 pros Rustburg22 pros Saluda22 pros Luray22 pros Montross22 pros Palmyra19 pros Winchester19 pros Mathews19 pros Harrisonburg19 pros Eastville18 pros Charlottesville17 pros Courtland17 pros Danville17 pros Stanardsville16 pros Halifax16 pros Galax16 pros Charlotte Court House15 pros Cumberland15 pros Nottoway14 pros Appomattox13 pros Staunton13 pros Buckingham13 pros Sussex13 pros Farmville11 pros Amherst10 pros Lovingston10 pros Independence9 pros Boydton9 pros Covington8 pros Lunenburg8 pros Lexington7 pros Lebanon7 pros Abingdon7 pros Lynchburg7 pros Lawrenceville6 pros Emporia6 pros Lancaster6 pros Warsaw6 pros Heathsville5 pros Gate City5 pros Marion5 pros Bristol5 pros Monterey4 pros Tazewell4 pros Wise4 pros Buena Vista4 pros Waynesboro4 pros Grundy3 pros Franklin3 pros Warm Springs2 pros Accomac1 pro Clintwood1 pro Norton1 pro

Browse by county or independent city (134)

Accomack County → Accomac

Albemarle County → Charlottesville

Alexandria → Alexandria

Alleghany County → Covington

Amelia County → Amelia

Amherst County → Amherst

Appomattox County → Appomattox

Arlington County → Arlington

Augusta County → Staunton

Bath County → Warm Springs

Bedford County → Bedford

Bland County → Bland

Botetourt County → Fincastle

Bristol → Bristol

Brunswick County → Lawrenceville

Buchanan County → Grundy

Buckingham County → Buckingham

Buena Vista → Buena Vista

Campbell County → Rustburg

Caroline County → Bowling Green

Carroll County → Hillsville

Charles City County → Charles City

Charlotte County → Charlotte Court House

Charlottesville → Charlottesville

Chesapeake → Chesapeake

Chesterfield County → Chesterfield

Clarke County → Berryville

Colonial Heights → Colonial Heights

Covington → Covington

Craig County → New Castle

Culpeper County → Culpeper

Cumberland County → Cumberland

Danville → Danville

Dickenson County → Clintwood

Dinwiddie County → Dinwiddie

Emporia → Emporia

Essex County → Tappahannock

Fairfax → Fairfax

Fairfax County → Fairfax

Falls Church → Falls Church

Fauquier County → Warrenton

Floyd County → Floyd

Fluvanna County → Palmyra

Franklin → Franklin

Franklin County → Rocky Mount

Frederick County → Winchester

Fredericksburg → Fredericksburg

Galax → Galax

Giles County → Pearisburg

Gloucester County → Gloucester

Goochland County → Goochland

Grayson County → Independence

Greene County → Stanardsville

Greensville County → Emporia

Halifax County → Halifax

Hampton → Hampton

Hanover County → Hanover

Harrisonburg → Harrisonburg

Henrico County → Laurel

Henry County → Martinsville

Highland County → Monterey

Hopewell → Hopewell

Isle of Wight County → Isle of Wight

James City County → Williamsburg

King and Queen County → King and Queen

King George County → King George

King William County → King William

Lancaster County → Lancaster

Lexington → Lexington

Loudoun County → Leesburg

Louisa County → Louisa

Lunenburg County → Lunenburg

Lynchburg → Lynchburg

Madison County → Madison

Manassas → Manassas

Manassas Park → Manassas Park

Martinsville → Martinsville

Mathews County → Mathews

Mecklenburg County → Boydton

Middlesex County → Saluda

Montgomery County → Christiansburg

Nelson County → Lovingston

New Kent County → New Kent

Newport News → Newport News

Norfolk → Norfolk

Northampton County → Eastville

Northumberland County → Heathsville

Norton → Norton

Nottoway County → Nottoway

Orange County → Orange

Page County → Luray

Patrick County → Stuart

Petersburg → Petersburg

Pittsylvania County → Chatham

Poquoson → Poquoson

Portsmouth → Portsmouth

Powhatan County → Powhatan

Prince Edward County → Farmville

Prince George County → Prince George

Prince William County → Manassas

Pulaski County → Pulaski

Radford → Radford

Rappahannock County → Washington

Richmond → Richmond

Richmond County → Warsaw

Roanoke → Roanoke

Roanoke County → Salem

Rockbridge County → Lexington

Rockingham County → Harrisonburg

Rocky Mount County → Rocky Mount

Russell County → Lebanon

Salem → Salem

Scott County → Gate City

Shenandoah County → Woodstock

Smyth County → Marion

Southampton County → Courtland

Spotsylvania County → Spotsylvania Courthouse

Stafford County → Stafford

Staunton → Staunton

Suffolk → Suffolk

Surry County → Surry

Sussex County → Sussex

Tazewell County → Tazewell

Virginia Beach → Virginia Beach

Warren County → Front Royal

Warsaw County → Warsaw

Washington County → Abingdon

Waynesboro → Waynesboro

Westmoreland County → Montross

Williamsburg → Williamsburg

Winchester → Winchester

Wise County → Wise

Wythe County → Wytheville

York County → Yorktown

Virginia wildlife · field card

Raccoons

368 pros · Attics and chimneys; kits Feb-Jun.

$300-$450

Beavers

368 pros · Dam ponds and ditches; flooding and tree damage.

Foxes

366 pros · Den under decks in spring; usually leave by summer.

$250-$450

Coyotes

365 pros · Increasingly urban; secure pets and trash.

Muskrats & nutria

365 pros · Burrow into pond banks and dams.

Mink & otter

363 pros · Raid ponds and poultry near water.

Also handled in Virginia: Opossums (361), Bobcats (360), Skunks (354), Weasels (343), Snakes (317), Squirrels (314), Groundhogs (314), Turtles (314), Rabbits (312), Moles & voles (312), Bats (44).

Virginia lawBats in Virginia are protected nongame. Three species found in the state are federally endangered (Virginia big-eared, gray and Indiana bat) and the northern long-eared bat is federally threatened, so the species has to be identified before any control work.

Virginia wildlife removal FAQ

Who is allowed to do nuisance wildlife work in Virginia?−

DWR’s trapper finder lists two kinds of operators: licensed trappers and holders of a Commercial Nuisance Animal Permit (CNAP). Each profile here says which of the two applies instead of calling everyone licensed.

Which Virginia bats need federal protection?+

Are Virginia counties and independent cities both covered?+

How are the pros in this directory verified?+