Calgary sits at the edge of the foothills and the prairies, making it one of Alberta's most active zones for human-wildlife conflict. As the city expands into natural habitats, encounters with coyotes, deer, bears, beavers, and nuisance birds have become an everyday reality for homeowners, businesses, parks managers, and municipal authorities. Animal Damage Control has been resolving these conflicts professionally since 1990 — and Calgary has been one of our most active service areas.
Whether you're a property manager dealing with nesting birds on a commercial roof, a municipality managing a coyote habituation problem in a residential neighbourhood, or an agricultural operation on Calgary's outskirts facing predator pressure, our team brings the expertise and equipment to resolve the issue quickly and humanely. We don't just respond to problems — we build long-term management strategies that prevent them from recurring.
Calgary's unique position between urban, agricultural, and natural environments means our team regularly works with a wide range of species. Our certified specialists are trained and licensed to manage all of the following:
Effective wildlife management in an urban environment like Calgary requires a nuanced approach. We draw from a comprehensive toolkit of strategies, always selecting the combination that is most appropriate for the species, the setting, and the client's operational needs.
Hazing programs, conflict assessment, and community education plans tailored to Calgary's residential neighbourhoods and river valley parks.
Netting, spikes, deterrent systems, and nest removal for commercial and industrial properties across the Calgary metro area.
Humane trapping, flow devices, and habitat modification for Calgary's extensive river and wetland systems.
Rapid response and proactive deterrence for bears entering Calgary's peripheral communities and foothills properties.
On-site risk evaluations to identify attractants and vulnerabilities before conflicts develop.
Structured wildlife management programs for the City of Calgary, parks authorities, and regional municipalities.
Calgary's wildlife management challenges are unique — a rapidly growing city bordered by wilderness corridors, river valleys, and agricultural land. Our team understands this landscape intimately. We've worked with the City of Calgary, surrounding municipalities, major commercial developers, and residential communities to deliver solutions that are effective, humane, and compliant with Alberta's wildlife regulations. When you call Animal Damage Control, you're getting a team that has seen every type of conflict this region produces — and resolved it.