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What To Look For
Skunks
Typically, skunk dens can be found under front steps, sheds, porches, and decks. Live traps placed by the den entrance allow for the skunk(s) to be captured alive and relocated as required. In the summer months, a skunk is typically caught in less than one week. In the dead of winter, skunks typically semi-hibernate for a period of about six weeks. Therefore, how long it will take to capture a skunk can be unpredictable in the winter months. Our approach is a passive approach when capturing live animals. This reduces the stress for the animal and allows a better opportunity of successful relocation.
Squirrels
Many times, squirrels gain access to the roof line of homes and various structures. A common complaint is usually about one or two squirrels. The key to a successful solution is to capture as many squirrels as possible on the exterior of the property, taking the pressure off the structure. Once all the squirrels have been caught, the access points can be sealed.
Pocket Gophers
A single pocket gopher can destroy your garden in a very short time. Pocket gophers will burrow beneath garden beds, plants and other shrubs, trees and vines, feeding on the roots as they dig. The home owner, wondering what has happened to their lawn, will see mounds of soil the pocket gophers leave behind after an active night of foraging.
Raccoons
Raccoons can live in a wide range of habitats. They require, to survive, only a source of water, food, and a protected area for denning. The habitats best suited for raccoons are hardwood swamps, floodplain forests, fresh and saltwater marshes, and both cultivated and abandoned farmland. A raccoon’s home-range size in urban areas is about 3 to 40 hectares. Raccoons feed off fruit and insects in gardens, off leftovers in municipal waste and off other easily available food sources. In urban zones, a large number of sleeping areas exist, such as in hollows in old garden trees, cottages, garages, abandoned houses, and attics. The raccoon is also a strong swimmer, but only when forced to swim. It is known more for its climbing abilities. It is capable of making a variety of sounds, including whistling, shrieking, chattering, clicking its teeth, snarling and growling.
How to Identify Wildlife
Skunks
Most skunks are black and white, but they can also be brown or grey. Skunks can have one or two stripes, or white spots and broken stripes across their back and tail. Skunks have excellent senses of smell and hearing, but their eyesight is extremely poor. They cannot see much beyond 10 feet, which is why they are often run over by passing vehicles. The lifespan of a skunk is approximately three years. Skunks produce their offensive scent in two anal glands which they fire off in defence as a last resort when their threatening dance of hissing, foot stamping and tail raising has not had the desired effect.
Squirrels
Tree squirrels include over a hundred species that are found on all continents except Antarctica and Australia. Tree squirrels live mostly among trees, as opposed to other squirrels that live in burrows in the ground or between rocks.
Pocket Gophers
Pocket gophers weigh around half a pound. They are about 6–8 inches long in body length, with a tail that is 1–2 inches long. A few species reach weights approaching 1 kg. Within any species, the males are larger than the females and can be nearly double their weight. A pocket gophers lifespan is normally one to three years. The maximum life span for a pocket gopher is approximately five years. Most gophers have brown fur that often closely matches the color of the soil in which they live. Their most characteristic features are their large cheek pouches, from which the word “pocket” in their name is derived. These pouches are fur-lined and can be turned inside out. They extend from the side of the mouth well back onto the shoulders. They have small eyes and a short, hairy tail, which they use to feel around tunnels when they walk backwards.
Raccoons
The raccoon is about 2 – 3 feet long and weighs approximately 10 to 30 pounds. It is distinctively marked, with a prominent black ‘mask’ over the eyes and a heavily furred, ringed tail. The animal is a grizzled salt-and-pepper gray and black, although some individuals are strongly washed with yellow. Raccoons from the prairie areas are paler in color than those from eastern portions of the region. Captive raccoons have been known to live for more than 20 years. Raccoons life expectancy in the wild is about 1.8 to 3.1 years, depending on the local conditions in terms of traffic volume, hunting, and weather severity. With the harsh winters in Calgary, one would expect the life expectancy to be on the lower end.
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Professional Wildlife Removal – Calgary – Wildlife Treatment Service
Professional Wildlife Removal – Calgary – Wildlife Treatment Service
- All our technicians are licensed applicators in the province of Alberta.
- Peregrine Pest Control is Quality Pro Certified and ISN Certified.
