Around Delaware
Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.
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Local raccoon information
Raccoon control in Delaware
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Raccoons in Delaware: what to know
What to note
Where you see raccoons, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.
A useful next step
Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.
Local research
Raccoons in Delaware: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which raccoons actually live in Delaware, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
Not allowed
Release on public land
DNREC states wildlife cannot be released on any state or public land, and permission must be obtained from private landowners before releasing any wildlife species.
Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and WildlifeThe raccoon
Most common rabies carrier in Delaware
Delaware Division of Public Health names the raccoon as the state's most common rabies carrier.
Delaware Division of Public HealthRaccoons, bats, skunks and foxes
Wild rabies reservoirs
Only mammals carry rabies, and it is most common among these wild species in Delaware.
Delaware Division of Public HealthRaccoon species recorded in Delaware
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor) — Present in all 48 contiguous states; furbearer/game animal in most, with seasons, but nuisance take is generally allowed on one's own property.
Rules that apply in Delaware
For context, nationally
Sources: Delaware DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife; Delaware Division of Public Health; CDC; Pest Notes: Raccoons. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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