Animal Control & Removal Services St. Catharines

Wildlife Removal in St. Catharines

Regional Wildlife Services provides wildlife removal St. Catharines homeowners and businesses call when an animal moves into the attic, the walls or the garage. We're based in Burlington, and we're in St. Catharines and across the Niagara region regularly — providing free quotes and removal work. Most St. Catharines calls come down to three animals: a raccoon in attic spaces, squirrels chewing into the roofline, or mice in the attic and walls.

Owner Sean Thornton has 20+ years in wildlife control. Every job follows the same approach: find how the animals are getting in, remove them humanely, and seal the entry points so it doesn't happen again. Call 905-320-8984 for a free quote — we take phone calls and bookings 7 days a week.

Why St. Catharines Homes Get Wildlife Problems

St. Catharines is known as the Garden City, and that's exactly the problem. The city is rich with gardens, parks and mature trees, and green corridors cut right through it — the Niagara Escarpment and the Bruce Trail run along its edge, and creek valleys like Twelve Mile Creek wind through its neighbourhoods. Together they work as wildlife freeways: covered routes raccoons, squirrels and mice follow deep into residential streets, where the mature canopy lets them move roof to roof without touching the ground.

The older parts of the city are full of homes with aging soffits, vents and roof edges — exactly the weak points animals test first. Toward the canal and the city's rural edges, homes sit right against open habitat. And as development continues in St. Catharines, more animals are displaced, and they look for the next best shelter: an attic. With over 90 kilometres of nature trails woven through it, there are plenty of animals around — the job is keeping them out of your home.

Raccoon Removal in St. Catharines

The classic St. Catharines call is a raccoon in attic spaces overhead — heavy thumping at night, torn shingles, a roof vent pried up or chewed through. Raccoons are strong, and standard plastic or aging metal vent covers don't slow them down: they bend, tear and widen the opening into an entry hole they use night after night. Roof vent damage is one of the most common causes of a raccoon in an attic, and the vent it came through is rarely the only weak one on the roof. Left alone, one will foul the insulation and keep coming back season after season.

For raccoon removal St. Catharines homeowners get the full job, not just the animal: an inspection of the attic and roofline to find every entry point, a one-way door at the main entry so the raccoon leaves on its own and can't get back in, and every other opening sealed. Where roof vents are the weak point, we install animal-proof roof vent covers — Vent Defender Pro steel vent covers, professionally installed by Regional Wildlife Services, protect the vent without restricting airflow, so the same hole can't be torn open again next season. In spring, every inspection checks for kits first — a mother raccoon is never separated from her babies.

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Squirrel Removal in St. Catharines

Squirrels are lighter and faster than raccoons — quick scurrying at dawn and dusk instead of heavy thumps — but what they lack in size they make up for in chewing. The most common squirrel call we get is a squirrel in the attic: the Garden City's mature canopy gives squirrels a direct route from overhanging branches to the roof, where they chew through vents, soffit edges and fascia gaps to get into the warm attic space. Once inside, they chew constantly — including, occasionally, electrical wiring — and a single entry hole quickly becomes a well-used doorway.

Our squirrel removal St. Catharines homeowners rely on works the same proven way: inspect the roofline and attic to find every chewed entry, install a one-way door so the squirrels leave on their own, then seal and reinforce every opening they were using. Removing the squirrels without sealing the holes just invites the next ones in — exclusion is what makes the removal permanent.

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Mice Removal in St. Catharines

Mice don't thump — they scratch, usually inside the walls at night, and they leave droppings in the kitchen, pantry and attic. Mice in the attic insulate their nests in your insulation; mice in the walls travel the framing from basement to roofline, which is why you can hear them everywhere and see them nowhere. A mouse needs a gap no wider than a dime, and St. Catharines homes are full of them: where pipes and wires enter, at the garage door corners, along the foundation, and at the roofline.

Our mice removal in St. Catharines starts with finding those entry points — because with mice, sealing is the service that actually ends the problem. We inspect the home's exterior and attic, remove the mice in the home, and seal the gaps they're using so the next ones can't follow them in. One mouse in the fall usually means a family by winter, so attic and wall scratching is worth a call sooner, not later.

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How Our St. Catharines Wildlife Removal Process Works

1. Inspection and free quote. We inspect the attic, the roofline and the exterior to find every entry point, identify the animal, and assess any damage. St. Catharines customers get a free quote, and any recommended prevention or repair work is scoped in writing before it begins.

2. Humane removal. For raccoons and squirrels, a one-way door at the main entry lets the animal leave on its own — it isn't trapped, poisoned or harmed, and it simply can't get back in. Mice are removed and their routes closed off.

3. Exclusion and sealing. While the animals leave, every other entry point is sealed and reinforced — vents, soffits, roofline gaps and foundation openings — so the problem doesn't restart next season.

4. Cleanup guidance. Droppings and contaminated insulation are sanitation concerns. We explain the condition of the affected area and, where cleanup or repair is recommended, provide a written scope first — no surprises.

St. Catharines Areas We Serve

We provide wildlife removal across St. Catharines, including Old Glenridge, Port Dalhousie, Merritton, Western Hill, Facer, Queenston, the Carlton and Bunting area, and the north end. St. Catharines is the largest city in the Niagara Region — see our Niagara service-area page for the rest of the region. Outside St. Catharines, we're based in Burlington and also serve Hamilton and Stoney Creek, Oakville, Milton, and Georgetown.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does wildlife removal in St. Catharines cost?
It depends on the job: the animal involved, how many entry points need sealing, whether babies are present, and how much exclusion work the roofline needs. We start with an inspection and a free quote, with a written scope for any recommended prevention or repair work before it begins — you know exactly what you're paying for.

Is your wildlife removal humane?
Yes. Our standard method for raccoons and squirrels is a one-way door that lets the animal leave on its own and prevents re-entry. Animals aren't poisoned or harmed, and mothers are never separated from their young.

I hear noises in my attic — how do I know which animal it is?
Timing and weight tell the story. Heavy, slow thumping and walking at night is a raccoon. Fast, light scurrying at dawn and dusk is squirrels. Faint scratching inside the walls, especially with droppings showing up below, points to mice. If you're not sure, an inspection settles it.

What does Ontario law say about relocating wildlife?
Under Ontario rules, a trapped raccoon must be released within 1 kilometre of where it was captured — releasing it "far away" isn't a legal option, and a raccoon released nearby comes straight back to the entry it knows. That's why our wildlife removal in St. Catharines is built around one-way doors and exclusion instead of trap-and-release.

Do you guarantee your work?
Our St. Catharines animal removal is backed by our service guarantee — and the exclusion work is the point of it: we find and seal the entry points, so the animals can't simply move back in through the same holes.

How quickly can you come out?
We're in St. Catharines and across Niagara regularly, providing free quotes and removal services. We take phone calls and bookings 7 days a week; service appointments run Monday to Friday, typically — weekend calls book in for the following week.

Hearing Something in Your Attic Tonight?

Call 905-320-8984. Regional Wildlife Services takes phone calls and bookings 7 days a week, and service appointments run Monday to Friday, typically. That's wildlife removal St. Catharines homeowners can trust: a free quote, a humane removal, and a home sealed against the next animal.