Who to Call About Coyotes in Pima County and Arizona

This is general information, not veterinary, medical or legal advice. For an injured or aggressive animal, a bite, a pet attack or a suspected rabies exposure, call your doctor, your vet, local animal control, or the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD).

Reviewed by the editorial desk against the cited sources. The desk holds no wildlife-biology, veterinary or medical credential; see our editorial policy.

Checked on 2026-11-14. This page lists who to call about coyotes and other wildlife in Pima County and Arizona, based on pages we opened. Phone numbers and procedures change, so confirm with the agency. For what to do first in an encounter, see How to handle a coyote sighting, and to tell someone what you saw, see Tell local authorities what you saw.

Pima Animal Care Center (PACC): Animal Protection Services

Pima Animal Care Center’s Animal Protection Officers handle calls about injured pets, bite complaints and rabies concerns, potentially dangerous animals and other animal complaints. Its page says calls are answered on a priority basis, with police assists, cruelty, biting, dangerous animals and injured animals first. It does not say whether wildlife or coyotes are covered, so ask when you call.

• Phone: 520-724-5900, ext. 4 (animal protection dispatch).
• Online contact form: Pima Animal Care Center contact form.
• Page: Animal Protection Services.

Pima County’s March 2022 reminder says to stay away from wildlife that seems sick, is on the ground or is hurt, and to notify Pima Animal Care Center immediately at 520-724-5900 and press 4. Its March 2021 release says that if your pet has contact with wildlife you should see your vet for a rabies booster and call Animal Protection.

Pima County Health Department

For rabies questions after a possible exposure, an older county page (marked not maintained) lists 520-724-7797 for the Pima County Health Department rabies risk assessment by phone. Because the page is old, confirm the number at pima.gov before relying on it. After any bite or scratch, see a doctor or health provider right away.

Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD)

AZGFD’s August 2025 bulletin on canine distemper in coyotes asked residents to report sick or dead wildlife to AZGFD and gave a 24-hour hotline, 623-236-7201. We could not open AZGFD’s current regional office listing for Tucson or its coyote page from our tools, so we cannot give a verified Tucson office number here. Use the AZGFD living with coyotes page and the AZGFD site for current contacts.

Wildlife emergencies

Pima Animal Care Center’s 2021 release says wildlife emergencies (sick or injured wildlife with no contact with people or domestic animals) can go to the Tucson Wildlife Center or AZGFD; it listed no phone numbers. A county page (not maintained) says to call 9-1-1 first for an injured animal, then PACC.

USDA APHIS Wildlife Services

USDA APHIS Wildlife Services says it leads federal efforts to manage wildlife-related problems such as disease threats, livestock predation, crop losses and property damage, and directs people to its state offices through a Requesting Wildlife Services Support link. That page does not mention coyotes or give a number; see USDA APHIS Wildlife Damage.

Rules that may apply

Arizona Revised Statutes 13-2927 makes it a petty offense to intentionally, knowingly or recklessly feed, attract or entice wildlife into an area, in Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties, with listed exceptions. Read the statute and confirm with AZGFD what applies at your address. We do not summarize hunting, trapping or removal rules; ask AZGFD.

Quick guide

• Bitten or scratched: doctor or health provider right away; then animal control.
• Pet contacted wildlife: vet, then PACC at 520-724-5900, option 4.
• Sick, injured or aggressive animal: keep your distance; call PACC or AZGFD.
• Not sure: call. This site cannot assess a specific animal.

AZGFD: current contact details

AZGFD’s 24-hour Communications Center for wildlife acting aggressively toward people is 623-236-7201 (AZGFD tips release, accessed 2026-11-14). The Living with Coyotes page says the local AZGFD office answers 8 to 5, Monday to Friday, and a dispatcher takes calls after hours and on weekends at the same number (AZGFD). If a coyote is approaching a person or has bitten someone, call 911, and anyone bitten should seek medical care immediately.

AZGFD says it does not respond to requests to relocate or remove coyotes unless there is a public-safety concern, and suggests a licensed wildlife-removal business for relocation (AZGFD). The April 2023 release says predators that attacked people are lethally removed only as a last resort.

Feeding rules

Feeding wildlife (except birds and tree squirrels) is unlawful in Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties under A.R.S. 13-2927, according to AZGFD’s April 2023 tips release; some cities and counties have their own ordinances, so check local rules and confirm with AZGFD (checked on 2026-11-14).

More on this topic

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