Editor and publisher: Lesley Nadine
Lesley Nadine writes about service businesses and the people who run them, and she likes nothing better than a clear answer to a practical question. She publishes the Ontario Wildlife Control Directory because a raccoon in the attic or a bat in the bedroom leaves a homeowner calling around in a hurry, with little to go on beyond a name and a star rating. Here, each company gets the same set of facts, drawn from its public listing and its own website, so readers can compare like with like before they pick up the phone.
Why I publish this directory
The first call about a wildlife problem usually comes at a bad moment: scratching in the ceiling at two in the morning, a skunk smell under the porch, a bat circling the living room. People search, find a long page of company names with similar stars, and pick one more or less at random.
I started this directory to make that choice less of a coin toss. Each company here is described the same way. It shows which animals it names, whether it uses one-way doors or traps, whether it seals the entry point and repairs the damage afterwards, whether it cleans the attic, and whether it works for businesses as well as homes. Where a company's own pages say nothing on a point, the listing says so instead of filling the gap.
Nothing here is a recommendation. The directory gathers what each company and its customers have already made public, lays it out side by side, and leaves the decision to you. If you run one of these companies and something is out of date, I would rather hear about it than leave it wrong.
Which companies are included
This directory covers businesses that Google files under animal control in Ontario. A wildlife company qualifies whether that is its main category or a second one beside pest control. Town animal services, shelters and pet businesses that share the category are not included, because they do not take on wildlife jobs in private homes.
The facts on each listing come from two places: the company's Google profile (rating, reviews, phone, the area it serves) and the company's own website (which animals it handles, whether it uses one-way doors, whether it repairs damage or cleans attics). A licence shows only as "states it is licensed", because the directory reads the claim and does not check it with any authority.
As of 2026-10-21, that comes to 227 wildlife control companies on 29 Ontario city and town pages.
A company can claim its listing at no charge. Before anything changes, ownership is checked by hand, through an email from the company's own web domain or a call to the number on its Google profile. Paid spots are labelled as featured, premium or best-of wherever they show.
Fixing a mistake
Spotted an error, or want a company taken off? Write in. Requests get an answer within about a week, and the change goes live with the next update.