To report a wildlife nuisance, such as birds living in a home's attic, a squirrel inside a home's walls, animals in your outdoor trash cans or an animal living under a shed, please contact the Maryland Department of Natural Resources nuisance wildlife hotline at 877.463.6497 for advice and possible referral to a private licensed Wildlife Control trapper or exterminator to evict the animal(s).

To report nuisance wildlife in a living area where humans reside or work, especially rabies vector species such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks or groundhogs, or a sick or injured animal, please call the police non-emergency number at 301.279.8000 x2. If the incident is occurring in the City of Gaithersburg, please call 301.258.6343. If the incident is occurring in the City of Rockville, please call 240.314.8930.