Altoona Wildlife Removal is an exclusion-first wildlife control service for Blair County and central Pennsylvania. We connect homeowners here with PA Game Commission licensed Wildlife Control Operators and handle the problem the right way: humane exclusion, permanent sealing, and honest attic assessments. Bats are our flagship work, but we cover the full range of nuisance wildlife found in the region's older housing.
Here's why this area has the problem it does: the Pennsylvania Railroad built Altoona into a city in the 19th century, and those workers needed housing. That housing is still standing — beautiful Victorian and early 20th century homes throughout the city's older neighborhoods like Fairview, Juniata, and Logan. As those homes age, they develop the gaps, mortar cracks, and separating fascia boards that bats and other wildlife need to move in. The Allegheny Front ridge just west of town pushes wildlife pressure into the city every summer. The result is one of the highest concentrations of bat-invaded older homes in central Pennsylvania.
That specific problem is the core of what we do.
All exclusion work is performed by Wildlife Control Operators licensed through the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The WCO license requires training in Pennsylvania's wildlife laws, humane trapping and exclusion methods, species identification, and proper handling and relocation procedures. It is not just a piece of paper — it means every job follows PA Game Commission protocols, including the bat maternity season restrictions (May 1 through August 15, no exclusion) and the strict prohibition on bat extermination under PA law.
When you call any wildlife company, ask for their PA Game Commission WCO license number. If they cannot provide it, do not hire them.
Bat exclusion. One-way devices and permanent sealing. No extermination, no poisons. Pennsylvania law requires this, and it is the right approach — bats are ecologically essential and three PA species have been devastated by White-nose Syndrome. We do this work correctly.
All nuisance wildlife. Raccoons, squirrels (grey, flying, fox), groundhogs, opossums, birds (pigeons, starlings — not chimney swifts, which are federally protected). Whatever is causing your problem in Blair County, we handle it.
Attic restoration. After exclusion, we assess and handle guano cleanup, contaminated insulation removal, decontamination, and new insulation installation. This is particularly important for Altoona's older homes where bat colonies have sometimes been in residence for decades.
We do not. We do not handle domestic animals — contact Blair County Animal Control for those. We do not do pest control (insects, rodents like mice and rats) — that is a separate license.
We know this city and its housing stock. On a Victorian in Fairview, the likely bat entry points — chimney mortar, aging fascia, soffit returns — are predictable before anyone gets on the roofline. That comes from knowing these specific neighborhoods and the way these specific building types age.
We also give straight answers. Not every situation needs a full attic restoration. Not every noise in the attic is bats. We tell you what we find and what it means — not what gets us the biggest job.
Bat exclusion, wildlife removal, and attic restoration done right in Altoona and the surrounding region.
(814) 800-3215