Altoona sits at the foot of the Allegheny Mountains. The Allegheny Front ridge runs just west of the city — one of the most significant wildlife corridors in the eastern United States. Every species that lives in those mountains moves through Altoona regularly: white-tailed deer, black bears (rare but present), raccoons, grey squirrels, flying squirrels, groundhogs, opossums, foxes, and bats. The city's mature neighborhoods — Fairview, Juniata, Logan — with their old oak canopies and stream corridors provide exactly the habitat mix that keeps nuisance wildlife pressure high year-round.
We are PA Game Commission licensed Wildlife Control Operators. We handle every nuisance species that causes problems in Blair County homes and businesses.
Primary service. Big Brown Bats dominate after White-nose Syndrome. Railroad-era Victorian homes throughout Altoona are prime habitat. Exclusion only — PA law protects all bat species. Full bat removal details.
Heavy in Fairview and Logan neighborhoods with mature trees, and along Brush Run and Beaverdam Run corridors. Chimneys, attics, crawl spaces. Raccoon removal details.
Grey squirrels throughout the city. Flying squirrels in wooded hillside areas — nocturnal, often mistaken for mice. Fox squirrels at suburban edges. Squirrel removal details.
Pigeons on downtown commercial buildings and railroad-era industrial structures. Starlings in vents. Chimney swifts — federally protected, we work around them. Bird control details.
Significant in suburban and rural Blair County edges — Duncansville, Roaring Spring, and the US-220 corridor. Burrow under foundations, decks, sheds. Trapping and exclusion.
Common in Altoona's older neighborhoods. Crawl spaces and under decks. Non-aggressive but carriers of diseases. Trapping and exclusion, with crawl space entry sealing.
Most cities have wildlife problems that ebb and flow. Altoona has sustained, heavy wildlife pressure because of geography. The Allegheny Front ridge, visible from anywhere in the city, acts as a funnel. Wildlife from thousands of acres of Allegheny Mountain forest moves into residential Altoona seasonally, then finds food, shelter, and water. The Horseshoe Curve area five miles west — where the old Pennsylvania Railroad tracks loop around the mountain — sits right in the middle of prime habitat.
Brush Run and Beaverdam Run, the stream corridors that cut through older Altoona neighborhoods, serve as wildlife highways into the heart of the city. Raccoons follow water. Opossums follow raccoons. Foxes follow prey. It is a continuous cycle, and dealing with one animal without addressing the entry points just invites the next one.
Wildlife Control Operators in Pennsylvania are licensed and regulated by the PA Game Commission. The license covers training in humane trapping methods, species identification, legal handling and relocation procedures, and Pennsylvania's protected species list. Ask any company you call to show their PA Game Commission WCO license. If they cannot, do not hire them.
All work is performed by PA Game Commission licensed Wildlife Control Operators. Every job follows Pennsylvania Game and Wildlife Code requirements.
Yes. A raccoon in your attic at midnight, a bat in the bedroom — we answer 24/7 across Blair County. Call (814) 800-3215.
Depends on the species and situation. Pennsylvania law governs this — some species can be relocated, others cannot under PA Game Commission rules. We handle everything in full compliance with state regulations and always use the most humane approach available.
Yes — exclusion and entry-point sealing is part of every job. Removing the animal without fixing the access point just invites the next one. We find and seal everything relevant to the species involved.
Related services: bat removal and exclusion · raccoon removal · squirrel removal · bird control · attic restoration
24/7 response. Work by PA Game Commission licensed WCOs who know these mountains and neighborhoods.
(814) 800-3215