To provide a harmful animal capturing device and a capturing method capable of capturing and killing surely a harmful animal by imparting efficiently electric shock thereto, and destructing it safely.SOLUTION: In a harmful animal capturing device by electric shock including an approaching place (A) for a harmful animal comprising a conductive floor working as a positive or negative electrode, a feeding ground (B) comprising a feed container disposed on the outer edge of (A), an electric harpoon (C) working as a positive or negative electrode, and an energization facility (D), when a harmful animal approaches (A) and takes feed on (B), (C) is shot into a body target of the harmful animal, and energization is made by the energization facility (D). A capturing method of a harmful animal is also provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】 有害獣に効率的に電撃を与えて確実に捕殺し、安全に駆除することができる有害獣捕獲装置および捕獲方法を提供する。【解決手段】 正または負の電極となる導電性床からなる有害獣の進入場(A)、(A)の外縁に配設された餌入り容器からなる餌場(B)、負または正の電極となる電気銛(C)、および通電設備(D)を備え、有害獣が(A)に進入して(B)の餌を摂取する際に(C)を有害獣の身体標的に撃ち込み通電設備(D)により通電することを特徴とする、電撃による有害獣捕獲装置;並びに有害獣の捕獲方法。【選択図】 図1