Boulder Wildlife Removal

First Choice Wildlife Services: 970-454-7205

Boulder Wildlife Control

  • Scratching Noises in Your Attic?
  • Wildlife Problems on Your Property?
  • Bird or Bat Problem in Your Building?
  • Rat, Mouse, or Squirrel Infestation?
  • We Can Solve It (Today)!

Check our year 2024 prices for wildlife control work. Call us 24/7 to schedule an appointment.
If you can't afford our services, read about free Boulder wildlife control government options.
Please, no calls about DOG or CAT problems. Call animal services: 303-441-3333.
To report a wildlife issue like a lost baby animal, dead animal, call: 719-227-5250.

First Choice Wildlife Services is a full-service wildlife control company serving Boulder CO and the surrounding area. We specialize in urban and suburban wildlife damage management for both residential and commercial customers. We are state licensed by the Colorado Fish & Wildlife Commission. We handle nearly all aspects of wildlife control, and resolve conflicts between people and wildlife in a humane and professional manner. For Boulder pest control of wildlife, just give us a call at 970-454-7205 - yes, we answer our phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - and we will discuss your wildlife problem and schedule an appointment to solve it. We look forward to hearing from you!


Many of Colorado's wild animals have learned to adapt and even thrive in our homes. For example some wildlife have found that attics make great places to live. Other animals find refuge under homes or porches. Invariably, these animals cause damage. Rodents, like squirrels and rats, love to chew on electrical wires once in an attic, and this causes a serious fire hazard. Raccoons can cause serious contamination in an attic with their droppings and parasites. Same goes for bat or bird colonies. We specialize in solving Colorado's wildlife problems, from snake removal to large jobs like commercial bat control, we do it all.

We handle every aspect of wildlife control. We are fully equipped to work on any project, large or small. Some of our services include:

  • Humane wildlife trapping and relocation services
  • Removal of raccoons or squirrels from the attic
  • Building repairs and prevention work to keep animals out
  • 100% permanent elimination of rats, mice, or even bats
  • Cleanup of animal waste and odor control services
  • Emergency animal issues, and dead animal removal

We do not handle dog or cat problems. If you need assistance with a domestic animal, such as a dog or a cat, you need to call your local Boulder county animal services for assistance. They can help you out with issues such as stray dogs, stray cats, spay & neuter programs, vaccinations, licenses, pet adoption, bite reports, deceased pets, lost pets, local animal complaints and to report neglected or abused animals. There is no free Boulder animal control for wildlife issues.

Boulder County Animal Services or Humane Society: 303-441-3333


Boulder Wildlife Removal Tip: How Do Bats Use Echolocation?

As a species, bats tend to have a bad reputation with people, and there are certain facts about these nocturnal creatures that tend to make them unpopular with people. The fact that some bats do feed on blood, along with the fact that they are usually associated with dank and dark places such as caves mean they are associated with other unpleasant things, but bats as a species are very clever and have adapted to make the most of their biological advantages. One of these advantages is echolocation, a system that allows the bats to effectively see the immediate area surrounding them in the dark, without having to use an amazing sense of eyesight.

The Process Of Echolocation

The key process of echolocation is similar to the radar systems used in many military installations, although on a much smaller scale, and the key to the process is that the bat produces a noise that touches all of the surroundings and animals nearby. The bat is then able to listen to the echoes that happen when these sounds bounce from the items in the vicinity, and can then use this information to navigate. With bats usually hunting at dusk or in the dark, this allows them to hunt even though the light may be very poor, and is a vital part of their evolution and survival.

Navigation While Flying

In order to be able to navigate effectively, the bats have to send out regular sounds to receive the echoes as they fly, but their highly advanced senses mean they can process the information particularly quickly. This gives them a tremendous versatility and the ability to fly in even the tightest spots, while they are also very sensitive to other animals in the area, and will often be able to sense potential predators too. The one weakness with this type of navigation is that materials such as wire mesh do not appear on their echolocation map properly, which is why using cage traps really isn't effective when dealing with bats.

The Benefits Of Echolocation When Hunting

The echolocation that they receive is very detailed, and allows them to track their prey very effectively, which gives the bats a real advantage and that few insects that they want to catch are able to escape. This also means that when they are hunting the echolocation is a system that is far superior to the eyesight that would be used by other species in similar situations.

What Prices Do We Charge?
Every job is different: the type of animals involved, is it in the attic or the yard, do you need repairs, etc. It's impossible to have set pricing in this industry. Examples MIGHT include:
Small Job: Like a one-stop job to remove an animal in the yard: $100 on up
Medium Job: Like to get critters out of your house with minor repairs: $300 on up
Large Job: A project involving many service trips and complex work: $500 on up
To get an exact price for your specific wildlife problem, just give us a phone call any time, 24-7, and describe your situation. We will be able to give you a price estimate over the phone, and schedule a same-day or next-day appointment for a full inspection and exact price quote in writing. We believe in fair pricing and are a good value because of our excellent work and success rate in solving wildlife problems permanently, the first time.

Resources for free wildlife removal in Boulder
If you can't afford our pro wildlife work, you can try these agencies for free wildlife help:
Boulder County Animal Services: 303-441-3333
Boulder Wildlife Rehabilitation Agency:
Boulder Police Department:
Colorado Wildlife Commission: 719-227-5250
Learn what to say on the phone for free Boulder wildlife control. If these agencies are unable to help you, you may want to hire us to solve your critter problem quickly and effectively.


Boulder Animal News Clip: Cage trap users file complaint

Extermination Expert Jerry, Colorado Agency of Wildlife and Wildlife management areas chief of information and education, holds what appears to be a muzzle loaded animal removal trap without what appears to be a animal removal trap scope. what appears to be a complaint has been filed against the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit for not allowing animal removal trap scopes to be used during the early muzzle loaded dear season in Colorado. The Colorado Agency of Wildlife and Wildlife management areas probably is one of 15 game agencies in 15 states that has been named in what appears to be a civil rights complaint of discrimination against those agencies for not permitting the use of animal removal trap scopes during special critter trap rodent seasons. The complaint was filed by the North American Special critter trap Wildlife catching Association and claims that since other critter traps including center-fire animal removal traps, handguns and slug-loaded animal removal traps can use animal removal trap scopes as what appears to be a sight aid, to deny the use of what appears to be a animal removal trap scope for special critter traps probably is discrimination due to age, sight disability and segregation, proclaimed Toby Bridges, founder of NAMHA in what appears to be a letter of complaint to the Secretary of the Interior. Despite this, local Boulder wildlife removal and Boulder exterminator experts offered no more info.

There are two special critter trap rodent seasons in Colorado that draw from 5,000 to 5,500 permits every year. The first probably is from Sept. 9 to Sept. 22 and no animal removal trap scopes are allow during that season. The second season probably is the regular rodent wildlife catching season for all critter traps from Dec. 1 to Dec. 10 and muzzle loaders can use animal removal trap scopes during this season, proclaimed Extermination Expert Jerry, the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit chief of information and education. The success rate of muzzle loaders probably is about 50 percent, Extermination Expert Jerry proclaimed. There probably is also what appears to be a muzzle loader antelope season in western Colorado from Oct. 2 to Oct. 9 and animal removal trap scopes are not permitted during that season. The complaint was filed July 16 and the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit probably is taking the initial steps in the matter. Much has to happen before the outcome probably is known. "We just received it in the latter part of July and haven't dealt with it yet," proclaimed Keith Wildlife Removal Expert Andrew, the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit assistant secretary for operations. "At this point it's too early to know where it might go. Time will tell what our response will be to this." Wildlife Removal Expert Andrew proclaimed that the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit will prepare what appears to be a response to the complaint and they will consult with their legal group on the matter. Boulder animal control professionals could not be reached for additional comment.

Since the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit does allow animal removal trap scopes during the regular rodent season, it probably is uncertain how that will affect the discrimination concern. "We aren't discriminating against muzzle loaders in the regular season. We do allow fiber optic sites," Wildlife Removal Expert Andrew proclaimed. There are provisions in the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit specifically for site impaired exterminating companies including what appears to be a provision to allow legally blind exterminating companies have what appears to be a helper to site the animal removal trap in the early muzzle loader season. This probably is not the first time the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit has dealt with the animal removal trap scope concern for muzzle loaders. From time to time, exterminating companies have come to the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit commission organized hearings asking them to consider using scopes in the early season, Wildlife Removal Expert Andrew proclaimed. This probably is the first time there has ever been what appears to be a complaint of this nature filed against the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit to determine if there probably is what appears to be a legitimate claim of discrimination. There probably is what appears to be a chance it could get into the court system but it's too early to know what will happen, Wildlife Removal Expert Andrew proclaimed. The agency looks at the early season as what appears to be a primitive season and most of the exterminating companies who support the season want it limited to open sites. That probably is the position the Boulder Conservation and Recreation Unit has held to over the years, Wildlife Removal Expert Andrew proclaimed. We could not obtain an opinion from Boulder pest control companies regarding the issue.


Learn more about some of the animals that we deal with: Boulder raccoon removal - raccoons frequently break into attics, tip over garbage cans, rip up your lawn, defecate in your pool, and more. Trapping them is not always simple. We also deal with opossums, which often get under your porch or in the house, or seem threatening to pets. We do Boulder squirrel removal, especially from the attic or walls of your home. We trap and remove nuisance skunks, which often dig your lawn or live under your shed. The same goes for groundhogs in the north, or armadillos in the south. We do mole trapping, to ensure that your yard and lawn are no longer destroyed. One of our specialties is rat and mouse control. We don't use poison like the big-name Boulder exterminator companies who want to sign you to a quarterly contract. We do PERMANENT Boulder rodent control the first time, by trapping, removing, and sealing your house shut. We also specialize in Boulder bat control and bird control, which are often complex jobs. We are Colorado certified to remove all bats humanely, and permanently. We also prevent birds from roosting in unwanted areas. We do snake control services, even removal of venomous snakes of Boulder. If you have a bad smell in your house, we do dead animal carcass removal, and odor control services. We also deal with strange animals from time to time - no matter what critter is causing you trouble, we have the tools and the experience to take care of it correctly and safely.

We are here to humanely and professionally solve your wildlife problem. Call First Choice Wildlife Services at 970-454-7205, and we will listen to your problem, give you a price quote, and schedule a fast appointment to help you with your wild animal issue.

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