Dead Animal Removal in Stroudsburg, PA

Why Stroudsburg Has the Dead-Animal Calls It Does

Stroudsburg anchors Monroe County and the Pocono Mountains — roughly 168,000 year-round residents across 610 square miles, with a seasonal and second-home population that swells that figure substantially on weekends. The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area forms the county's eastern boundary, Brodhead Creek and McMichaels Creek run through the borough, and Big Pocono, Tobyhanna, and the Pocono Plateau resort corridor sit to the north and west. This is the most bear-dense region with a page on this site: Monroe County consistently ranks among Pennsylvania's highest for black bear activity, and bear-related calls — including denning under decks and in crawlspaces of seasonally vacant homes — are routine here in a way they simply are not elsewhere in the state. Deer-vehicle collisions concentrate on I-80, I-380, and US-209.

Common species calls in greater Stroudsburg: Most-called species across Monroe County: black bear (Pennsylvania's highest-density bear region — denning under decks, porches, and crawlspaces, especially at seasonally vacant properties), deer (I-80 and US-209 corridors plus resort-development edges), raccoon (primary PA rabies vector), coyote, skunk, opossum, and squirrel. Seasonal-home vacancy means carcasses are frequently discovered late, after decomposition and odor are well advanced.

Pickup jurisdiction in Stroudsburg: Monroe County does not operate a county health department; it is served by the Monroe County State Health Center (1972 West Main Street, Stroudsburg) under the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Borough and township public works handle right-of-way carcasses; PennDOT covers I-80, I-380, US-209, and PA-33. The National Park Service administers the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area separately — carcasses on federal parkland are an NPS matter, not a municipal or PennDOT one. Private property is the owner's responsibility. Roadway deer and bear fall to the Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region office (3917 Memorial Highway, Dallas — 570-675-1143); black bear incidents should be reported to the Game Commission directly.

Neighborhoods in and around Stroudsburg: Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna, Bartonsville, Marshalls Creek, Delaware Water Gap, Tannersville, Brodheadsville, Pocono Pines, Swiftwater, Effort.

All Stroudsburg field work is performed by independent partner operators, following the Pennsylvania Domestic Animal Act (PA Department of Agriculture) and PA DOH rabies-vector protocols (PA DOH rabies-vector guidance).