15-04-2004, 09:03 AM
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Raccoons in my yard?
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(jane) writes:
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| When I was in California, just north of SF, I stayed in various youth
| hostels while doing a tour round. All had dire warnings of what would
| happen if a coon got into your car. Trashing it seems to be the
| general result, and my idea of coons as genial furry things went out
| of the window. Never leave your car unattended with a window open or
| else!
Hell, the Californians are scared of bobcats! Ignore 90% of their
phobias.
| Personally, if real coons got into our ecosystem as against this
| coati, I'd hope that someone would encourage folk with traps or
| shotguns to go and get them before they established, as they really
| would be a menace to our native wildlife, much as the released mink
| have been to riverside mammals. Folk would never be able to use black
| sacks for rubbish (they'd shred them), leave things open and what
| about dog or cat flaps?
I wouldn't. Shotguns loaded with birdshot are cruel against animals
that size. And they couldn't get through catflaps.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
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