A key component of the mission of the Center for Human Wildlife Conflict Resolution (or The Center) is helping the public resolve their problems with wildlife. At The Center, we promote an integrated approach to vertebrate pest management for living with wildlife. To learn more about living with wildlife and integrated pest management, click here.
If you are currently experiencing an issue with wildlife or have an ongoing problem with wildlife we can assist you in several ways. We have developed an online tool that will help you understand more about your problem, who to contact, and potential solutions. The Center also helps maintain a toll free hotline to help you with your problems, if you would like to talk with someone about your wildlife-related issue, please call 1-855-571-9003.
The Center also maintains information that can help you learn more about wildlife and how to deal with conflicts, follow the links to learn more about the different aspects of human-wildlife conflict in Virginia:
- If you know which species you are having a problem or to learn more about species and their management in Virginia, you can refer to specific information for nuisance and common Virginia species.
with or would like more information aboutspecies in Virginia, pleaseclick here. - Wildlife diseases and their transmission to other wildlife, people or livestock are a major concern for residents of the Commonwealth.
To learn more about wildlife diseases in Virginia,click here. In Virginia there is not one agency that is responsible for all wildlife management, understanding the various responsibilities of agencies can be difficult. To learn more aboutwildlife management in Virginia,click here.- In many situations, there is not an agency or organization that can help resolve your issue. In these instances, private nuisance wildlife control operators are important to help resolve your issue. Choosing an operator is an important step in resolving your issue and there are some questions that can help inform your decision.
To learn more aboutquestions to ask and things to consider when choosing an operator,click here. - We are actively engaged in gathering more information to help us with our mission. There are several different ways that you can help us,
pleaseclick here to learn more about how you can help.