Dead Animal Removal in Ann Arbor, MI

Why Ann Arbor Has the Dead-Animal Calls It Does

Ann Arbor anchors the 370,000-person Washtenaw County metro in Southeast Michigan. The Huron River corridor + Ann Arbor's extensive nature-area system produce notably high urban deer density — the city runs a well-known managed deer program. Old West Side and Burns Park older homes generate raccoon/squirrel calls, while Saline, Dexter, and Ypsilanti yards drive opossum + skunk work; deer-vehicle collisions concentrate on US-23, M-14, and I-94.

Common species calls in greater Ann Arbor: Most-called species in greater Ann Arbor: deer (high urban density along the Huron River nature areas + US-23 corridor), raccoon (Old West Side + Burns Park older homes), squirrel (mature-tree neighborhoods), opossum + skunk (Saline, Dexter, and Ypsilanti yards).

Pickup jurisdiction in Ann Arbor: The City of Ann Arbor handles right-of-way carcasses on city streets. MDOT handles state routes and highways (US-23, M-14, I-94). Private property is the homeowner's responsibility. Washtenaw County handles disposal guidance under the MDARD BODA Act; the Michigan DNR governs nuisance wildlife handling.

Neighborhoods we serve in Ann Arbor: Old West Side, Burns Park, Kerrytown, Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Pittsfield Township.

All Ann Arbor field work is performed by state-permitted partner operators carrying GL insurance ≥$1M, following MDARD BODA Act (1982 PA 239) and Michigan DNR rabies-vector protocols.