Batavia residents start every animal call with the police.

Who handles an animal problem in Batavia?

What's happening	Who to call
Someone was bitten or scratched by a wild animal	Wash the wound with soap and water and see a doctor right away. The health department or animal control should also be told.8
A bat is loose inside your home	Batavia Police, (630) 454-2500, the city's line for every animal concern within its limits.1 If you woke up with it in the room, or it was near a child, keep the bat and call your doctor or the health department.8
A wild animal acting sick or aggressive	Batavia Police, (630) 454-2500.1 Don't approach or handle it. Wait for an officer to respond.1
An injured or distressed wild animal	The city says to contact a local wildlife rescue organization.1
A stray dog or cat	Batavia Police, (630) 454-2500.1 Not a wildlife operator.
Your address is in unincorporated Kane County, outside city limits	Kane County Animal Control, (630) 232-3555.1
A calm animal living in your attic, walls, chimney or under the deck	The county sends this to a licensed nuisance wildlife removal service, and it says homes colonized by bats must contact a nuisance trapper.3 That can be this site's advertiser or anyone on the Illinois DNR list.

The Wildlife Line isn't part of the City of Batavia or Kane County.

Kane or DuPage: does the county line change anything?

Batavia is split between Kane and DuPage County, according to the Census Bureau.⁷ Inside city limits, the side of the line doesn't change the first call, because the city routes all animal-related concerns to Batavia Police.¹ Outside city limits, the city points residents of unincorporated Kane County to Kane County Animal Control.¹ This page doesn't yet cover unincorporated DuPage County.

Which city rules touch on wildlife?

• No hunting or killing animals in town. Under city code, it's unlawful to hunt or kill any animal in Batavia other than as the law or an ordinance allows.⁴ The city's coyote page repeats that point.²
• Garbage stays tightly covered. Solid waste has to sit in a suitable container that is tightly covered.⁵ Containers can't go out before the day ahead of collection, and empties have to come back in by 8 p.m. on collection day.⁵

What does the coyote page say about feeding animals?

The police department's coyote page, which credits its information to Kane County Animal Control, says not to feed any wild animals, raccoons included.² It also advises keeping garbage in secure containers, keeping meat scraps out of compost, bringing in pet food and bird feeders, and clearing out wood and brush piles where animals can hide.²

Which wild places sit near town?

Glenwood Park, a Forest Preserve District of Kane County site in Batavia, is on the east bank of the Fox River.⁶ It has wooded floodplain islands below an old dam, and a creek that flows into the river there.⁶ For an animal that has crossed from places like that into a home, the guides on bats in the house, a raccoon in the chimney and animals under a deck explain the next steps.

Hearing scratching or scurrying?

Match what you hear against noises in the attic at night before deciding who to call. For something happening outside business hours, there's after-hours help.

Sources for this page

1. Batavia Police Department, Animal Control: Reporting Stray Animals. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
2. Batavia Police Department, Coyote Management. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
3. Kane County Animal Control, FAQ. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
4. Batavia City Code, Section 5-2-1-9, Hunting. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
5. Batavia City Code, Sections 4-5-5 and 4-5-6, solid waste containers and collection. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
6. Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Glenwood Park. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
7. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 places by county, Illinois. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
8. Illinois Department of Public Health, Rabies (animal bites; bats in a sleeping area). Checked Oct 2026.

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