If you have a problem with wildlife in your Newtown home, your best option is to hire a company that specializes in Connecticut wildlife removal only. This is a specialty business, and regular pest control companies do not use the proper techniques to solve animal problems. I have spent many years reviewing Connecticut and Newtown, and I recommend the following:

BearClaw Wildlife
Cell Phone: 203-900-2225

NOTE: If you have a dog or cat problem, call Fairfield County Animal Services: 203-576-7727

BearClaw Wildlife specializes primarily in removing animals from attics of homes and buildings - this includes squirrels in attics, raccoons, and rats or mice in homes. Connecticut also has a documented problem with bats in buildings, and BearClaw Wildlife is specially trained in bat removal. They also perform general wildlife trapping services, such as the capture and removal of skunks or opossums on the property. Call 203-900-2225 to discuss your critter problem and schedule a same-day or next-day appointment. Click here to learn more about what prices we charge in 2024.

When hiring a company to solve your wild animal problem, you want these features:

• Specializes in wildlife removal, not pest control
• Fully Connecticut and Fairfield County licensed and insured
• Works 7 days per week (critters don't take weekends off)
• Performs full building inspections: enters and inspects attic
• Performs exclusion repairs, with guarantee against animal re-entry
• Offers cleanup of biohazardous wildlife waste



BearClaw Wildlife is a full-service Newtown wildlife removal company. This is very different from a regular Newtown pest control company. The pest control companies spray poison to kill insects. This is not at all similar to wildlife removal. BearClaw Wildlife performs a full inspection of the home or property, and determines why the animal(s) are there, and if inside a building, how the animals got inside. All animals (including rodents) are trapped and removed, or if possible, removed from the building using special exclusion devices. Once the animals are gone, preventative repairs are essential, and cleanup is sometimes recommended.

Newtown wildlife trapping - it's not as simple as it may seem. It's illegal in Connecticut to trap without a license. Trap type is very important and there are many different types, bait is somewhat relevant, trap placement is vital, and there are dozens of small things that are very important to know. Safety is a concern. Then once the animal is trapped, it must be removed and dealt with in the proper manner according to Connecticut law. We offer Newtown raccoon removal. Read more about how to get rid of raccoons.

Animals in attics - this is our specialty at BearClaw Wildlife. Many types of animals like to live in attics. This includes squirrels, raccoons, rats, mice, bats, birds, and even possums. Critters like to go into attics for a safe place to live and raise their young. Removing animals from attics is very complex work, partly because of the presence of baby animals. If you need Newtown squirrel removal, we can remove all the squirrels from your attic, and seal out any future ones. Read more about how to get rid of squirrels.

Rodent control must be done in a very specific way. First off, the most important thing is that all the openings that rats and mice can use to enter a house be sealed. Then all the rodents must be physically trapped and removed. Never, ever use poison! Most Newtown exterminators will just use this lazy poison technique to kill rodents, and it causes more harm than good - dead stinky rats, and it doesn't solve the problem. Call us for correct Newtown rat removal. Read more about how to get rid of rats.

Bat removal is a highly specialized task. Connecticut is known to have colonizing bats who often live in buildings. Bats love attics. If not removed, the colony can grow to a very large size over the years. The bat droppings are often corrosive and cause health risks. The same goes for bird droppings on or in buildings. We perform Newtown pigeon removal and bird control. But our specialty is Newtown bat removal. We remove 100% of the bat colony and seal the building so that it's totally bat-proof. Read more about how to get rid of bats.

If you have animals inside a house, no job is complete without proper exclusion repairs. If you simply hire a Newtown trapper who only removes the critters, then the problem will return. You need to hire a Newtown wildlife control company that identifies 100% of the animal entry points into your building, and seals them shut with professional repairs. In addition, in many cases animals have left waste or contamination behind, and you'll want a company that can provide professional cleaning services. BearClaw Wildlife does both.

The above are just some of the services offered by BearClaw Wildlife. We also trap and remove animals that destroy lawns, such as moles, or digging animals. Sometimes animals like opossums will live under buildings, steal pet food, raid garbage cans, etc. Read about how to get rid of opossums. Skunks commonly live under sheds or decks, and set up a den. We can trap and remove them without them spraying. Read about how to get rid of skunks. BearClaw Wildlife also provides dead animal removal in Newtown. If you need help with any other wildlife conflict, from a fox, beaver, groundhog, or any other critter, we can solve it. We also do Newtown snake removal - most of the snakes in Connecticut are not venomous, but call us if you want safe removal, or read about how to get rid of snakes in Newtown. And remember, we are a private business, not Fairfield County Animal Control Services, so if you have a dog or cat problem, call the County at 203-576-7727. Fairfield County animal services does not handle any wildlife issues.


BearClaw Wildlife
Cell Phone: 203-900-2225




Newtown Pricing Info

Every wildlife removal situation is different, from the species of animals involved, the location of the animal inside a house or outside, the extent of repairs or cleanup, etc. It's impossible to give one-size-fits-all prices. Examples MIGHT include:

Small Job: For example, a one-stop job to remove an animal in the yard: $100 on up
Medium Job: For example, getting critters out of your house with minor repairs: $300 on up
Large Job: For example, a project involving many service trips and complex work: $500 on up

Give us a phone call now and tell us about your wildlife issue and we will be able to give you a price estimate over the phone. If you're cool with it, we can schedule a same-day or next-day appointment if you like. Our prices are fair, and a good value because we do the job right, the first time.

Newtown Wildlife Tip #1:
Will a High-Pitched Sound Deterrent Machine Work on a Raccoon?

We live in a technological age. Everything we do now seems to have an app associated with it. After all, you can turn on your dishwasher from your work or shut off the lights in your house while you are on vacation. It is amazing.

Because technology has advanced as it has, many expect that any kind of problem could be resolved through a technological advancement. This is true of animal control. There are those who are touting the idea of the high-pitched sound deterrent machine, believing that it will effectively keep raccoons off your property. The question is, does this device really work?

The Science Sounds Great

When you think about this idea, it sounds great on its face. There are certain high-pitched noises that are irritating to animals. This is the idea behind the dog whistle. Only animals like a dog, who have extremely sensitive hearing, can hear the high-pitched noise.

For raccoons it is the same. The sound emitted by the device is irritating to the raccoon. In an effort to get away from it, it simply flees. In this way, it would seem like this is an extremely effective device that works perfectly.

But Does It Work?

The problem with the device is that it simply doesn't work as advertised. While everything about the science about it sounds reasonable, the reality is that there are a number of problems that make this device ineffective.

Let's start with this. Unless the animal is entering your property from the same direction every time, it would require you to buy several of these boxes and position them across your property so that the entire area was covered. The animal couldn't come through your front yard, come to your backyard, or through the sides. That could get rather expensive.

In addition, the range of these devices is limited. It may be quite effective 5 feet from the box, but if the line from your home to the edge of your property is 100 feet, the device is going to give you a minimal amount of success if it all.

This doesn't even consider the fact that the raccoon can frequently cross onto your property using a tree branch, or some other bridge that enables it to get on to your home, shed, or garage.

What you will quickly find is that it can be quite expensive to use this particular form of technology. Especially considering that its limited range will likely mean you have to use some other means to keep the raccoons off your land.

This doesn't even consider the fact that if you are able to make it powerful enough to scare off raccoons, it could very well scare off your cat and dog as well. There clearly has to be better answers. While the technology sounds right, this is not the option for you. You really should look at something that is more practical and much more effective.

Newtown Wildlife Tip #2:


Connecticut Wildlife Information:

Connecticut State bird: American robin
State mammal: Sperm whale
State fish: American shad
State insect: European mantis

Connecticut is a small state in the nation, and despite being technically on the coast of the country, it does not have an ocean border. The state is connected to the Atlantic Ocean through Long Island Sound and Block Island Sound, but has no actual sea coast of its own. The majority of the state was originally wooded, though areas of farmland have since been cleared. The forests are full of broad-leaved trees with a mixture of coniferous woodland, and there is a steady rise of terrain to the mountains in the northwest. Summers in the state are warm to hot, and winters are cold; the ocean mediates temperatures and moisture content in the atmosphere.

The state does not have a huge variety of large animals. The moose is the dominate creature on land in size, and it is the only large grazer aside from white-tailed deer. A subspecies of the white-tailed deer, called the key deer, grow to be only 3 feet tall and weigh up to 80 pounds. This subspecies is protected due to dwindling numbers. The key deer are easy targets for coyotes who roam the forested regions of the state. Black bears are also present, but the bears rarely take to hunting down large prey. Black bears spend much of their time foraging for fruits and insects, or raiding easy meal locations like birds' nests. The state has a healthy population of bobcats that keep the numbers of smaller animals manageable.

As in most states of the Northeast, Connecticut has a variety of forest-dwelling critters that hold the potential to become pest animals. Raccoons, skunks, opossums, rats, mice, bats, gophers, woodchucks, weasels, minks, and beavers are all occupants of the state. Connecticut has lemmings, small, elusive rodents that have gotten a reputation for mass suicides. These communal death marches are a misnomer; the lemming will sometimes migrate in numbers during the breeding season. Because the animals are good swimmers, they will often attempt to cross waters where a significant number of them drown. They are not throwing themselves off cliffs for no apparent reason.

Though access to the ocean is had by way of a protected region of water, Connecticut has a number of marine animals including manatees and harbor seals.

You can always call BearClaw Wildlife, any time of day, at 203-900-2225, for a price quote for Newtown wildlife control services. I am confident that this is the best choice amongst wildlife removal companies in Newtown, CT.