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If you have caught that unmistakable whiff drifting through the yard at dusk, you already know a skunk has been by. I get calls about skunks all year long here in Tucson, and I understand why. They are shy, mostly harmless animals, but a skunk under the house or wandering the patio at night makes people nervous. My name is Josh, and I run 1st Response Wildlife. I have spent more than ten years doing humane skunk relocation in Tucson and across southern Arizona, catching these

Of all the animals I get called about here in the Sonoran Desert, the ringtail might be my favorite surprise. Most Tucsonans have lived here their whole lives and never laid eyes on one, and that makes sense. Ringtails are shy, they come out at night, and they are experts at staying out of sight. So when a homeowner calls me a little rattled because something with huge eyes and a long striped tail slipped through their attic, I completely understand the confusion. Let me tell

If you live anywhere around Tucson, there's a good chance you've spotted a bobcat slipping along a wash, walking calmly across your back patio, or perched on a back wall at dusk. I'm Josh with 1st Response Wildlife, and bobcats are one of the animals I get called about most here in the Sonoran Desert. Most of the time these cats are just passing through and doing their own thing, but every so often, one settles in a little too close for comfort, and that's when folks reach ou

Few desert animals catch my Tucson neighbors off guard quite like the raccoon (mapache-Spanish name). Most folks picture raccoons as a back-east, wooded-creek kind of critter, but here in the Sonoran Desert, they're right at home along our washes, your attic, in crawl spaces under your home, in your chimney and, they're clever, curious, and a lot stronger than they look. When one settles into your attic or chimney, you tend to figure it out fast: the scratching overhead, the

Border Badger Trapped and Relocated by 1st Response Wildlife

The most common rattlesnakes you will encounter in the greater Tucson area are the Western Diamondback, the Mojave (also spelled Mohave), the sidewinder, possibly the Black Tail, and, depending on your elevations, even a few of the 13 species of rattlers in AZ.

Learn how 1st Response Wildlife safely and humanely relocated a hog-nosed skunk from a Tucson home while protecting both the homeowner's property and Arizona wildlife.

Wildlife Removal Tucson: When to Call a Professional Wildlife Removal Service If you live in Southern Arizona, wildlife sightings are simply part of life. From bobcats and javelina to packrats, skunks, bats, owls, and rattlesnakes, Tucson homeowners regularly share their neighborhoods with a wide variety of native animals.