Nice Wildlife Service

Hiring Wildlife Control Operator in Richmond. Majority of work with be south Richmond/Chesterfield. Please reach out if you are interested. 804-489-8732

These reviews never get old!

It’s been an eventful last couple weeks! The team has been hard at work and enjoying every minute of it!

New rake boards make a world of difference after carpenter bees destroyed the original boards. Our newest member Christopher Szuromi led this project. Glad to have him on board!! And so is this homeowner!

Had our own private event at Richmond’s Byrd Theatre! So fortunate for great customers to give us this opportunity with co-workers, family, and friends. What an awesome experience for Nice Wildlife Service.

Did you know?
Bats belong to the order Chiroptera, which is second only to order Rodentia (the rodent order) in number of species. If bats and rodents were classified together, they would make up about half of all mammal species!

Life is all about making sure you have the right tools for the job!

You thought your coworkers were nosey! Caught this Northern Flicker poking around in a chimney.

Wildlife Control Operator, Andrew Verbeek, enjoys taking the time to inspect lakes for Beaver and Otter activity. Who wouldn’t!? 

Nice Wildlife is soaring to new heights!

Love this iguana capture from Islamorada in the Florida Keys.

📸 Jesse Koblentz

Now hiring Wildlife Control Operators in Northern VA and Richmond, VA. Please reach out if interested. We offer benefits and very competitive pay.

Now Booking Elk-Viewing Tours in Virginia Elk Country! 👀

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is excited to announce that its 2023 public elk-viewing tours are open for registration! In partnership with Breaks Interstate Park, these evening bus tours will travel through private lands with special permission from the landowners to view elk habitats that are otherwise inaccessible to the public. Registration is $20 and space is limited, so book today! Seats fill up fast. dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife-watching/elk-tours/.

Bats make for terrible roommates, but they’re excellent neighbors! They mitigate insect damage and are a sign of a healthy ecosystem. That’s why we offer these nifty bat houses whenever we conduct a bat removal. Call or message us today and mention this post for a free pest inspection!

Perfect timing!

📸 Sunny Miles

Production Manager Thomas Waser with a Beautiful Baldfaced Hornet nest to close out one helluva July week!

Fun way to end the week for Wildlife Control Operator, Thomas Waser! He safely removed this large Bald Faced Hornets nest for a now much happier customer. Nice job Thomas!

Your Nice Wildlife team. Our mid-year meeting was held at the James River in Goochland, va. It’s always a fun time getting everyone together.

Quota hunts are now open for the 2023-2024 hunting season! If you are looking for a new place to hunt, DWR's Quota Hunt Program provides hunters with opportunities to access select properties that are otherwise unavailable. Quota hunt opportunities include waterfowl, deer, small game, spring turkey, and multi-species hunts. Learn more and apply at dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/quota-hunts/.

Picture yourself boating on one of Virginia’s many scenic and history-rich rivers or lakes. You’re enjoying a beautiful day with your family as you bask in the sun. After some time at anchor, you decide it’s time to head back to the boat ramp and real life. As you turn the key in the ignition, you’re welcomed with the unnerving sound of a mechanical failure and the panic sets in...

Do you know how to handle a disabled boat safely and practically?

Well, fear not, we have a few simple steps to properly help prepare you for the uncertainty ahead! All shared in this article - dwr.virginia.gov/blog/preparation-is-key-when-dealing-with-a-disabled-boat/.

📸= National Safe Boating Council/Safe Boating Campaign

This ain’t a desk job… still hiring in Richmond and northern va. Please reach out if you or someone you know is interested. 804-489-8732

Nice Wildlife employee Travis Fleischman has been busy in northern Virginia! Groundhogs, skunks, and European starlings safely removed all in one day!

Rain feels so much sweeter when you have clean gutters and brand new gutterlock on them!
-Before and after

No license is needed for fishing this weekend! Take a child fishing and catch a memory that will last a lifetime.

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Watch Us, Don't Catch Us!

As our synchronous firefly season is coming to an end at Congaree, remember to be a good steward for the fireflies in your own backyard. There are an estimated 2,000 species of fireflies around the world, and they are found on every continent except Antarctica, so there is a good chance you have a population near you.

Fireflies often bring up childhood memories; spring is turning into summer and in the south, warm, moist evenings mean it's time to gaze at fireflies.

This time of year, we often hear folks say: "I used to see them in my backyard as a kid, we would go around collecting them in jars, and sadly I don't see many in my neighborhood anymore."

Cultures around the world have taken part in harvesting fireflies for many reasons: to give away as wedding gifts, to be released for public displays and to harvest their light producing enzyme. Well, unfortunately collecting and harvesting fireflies has led to some firefly species becoming nearly extinct.

The firefly population at Congaree has a safe place to thrive and survive, but on land that isn't protected, habitat destruction, pesticide use, light pollution, and mass harvesting is causing their population to decline. Thankfully just by turning out your porch lights, not using pesticides and leaving fireflies be, you can begin to make your home a safe habitat for fireflies.

This firefly season, no matter where you are, learn about your local fireflies, and help preserve the jewels of your night sky.

Happy World Turtle Day! 🐢

Let's shell out some love today and help conserve and protect turtle and other wild animals. Here are a few of our favorite ways below.

🐢 Don’t take them home. Leave wild turtles in the wild
🐢 Don’t relocate turtles. If safe, move it off the road in the direction it’s moving
🐢 Create turtle friendly habitats on your personal property or business
🐢 Avoid mowing tall grass during the active period for turtles
🐢 Avoid burning long-standing brush piles during the winter
🐢 Educate yourself and others about turtles
🐢 DO NOT RELEASE PET TURTLES (or any other species of pet)

Learn more ways to help Virginia turtles at dwr.virginia.gov/blog/how-you-can-help-virginias-turtles/.

📸= Meghan Marchetti, DWR