In U_FAa.1036394$S_4.1044658@rwcrnsc53,
Anne Middleton/Harold Walker wrote:

*Are you allowed to relocate wild animals in your area? In many cases it is
*a violation of state laws.......HW

There is a licensed wildlife rehabilitation center a couple of miles away.
I have relocated chipmunks with their help several times. I did call them
prior to starting trapping and moving the 'munks and got their ok. I am
not sure if my status as a state licensed veterinarian is at all relevant.

-h.

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"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large

On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:55:06 +0000 (UTC),
(Hillary Israeli) wrote:


I can address this as well as the question someone else raised as to why I
wanted to relocate chipmunks. The chipmunks have destroyed two years'
worth of strawberry crops and frankly, I was hoping to get to eat a berry
or two this year! I KNOW it is the chipmunks, as I see them stealing the
berries .

I think it would work better if you cover the strawberries
(hardware cloth? window screening?) - if you relocate
chipmunks, most likely more will just take their place.

Pat

On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:55:06 +0000 (UTC), (Hillary Israeli)
wrote in rec.gardens.edible:

The chipmunks have destroyed two years'
worth of strawberry crops and frankly, I was hoping to get to eat a berry
or two this year!

Try finding some objects that are roughly the same colour and size as
strawberries, but made of porcelain or china or something like that. Place them
in and around your plants. There is a good chance the beasties will try these
and discover them inedible and later ignore the real berries.

One berry might survive for you. :-)
--
Gardening Zones
Canada Zone 5a
United States Zone 3a
Near Ottawa, Ontario

Tyra Trevellyn wrote:

I've got a soft spot for skunks and enjoy watching them....the young play like
kittens. Despite their habit of digging up my yard in places, I know they're
keeping the voles and grubs in check and taking care of wee dead critters.

Best,
Tyra
nNJ usa

They will also dig up ground hornet's nests and rid your yard of them.

susan

In ,
Pat Meadows wrote:

*On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:55:06 +0000 (UTC),
(Hillary Israeli) wrote:
*
*
*I can address this as well as the question someone else raised as to why I
*wanted to relocate chipmunks. The chipmunks have destroyed two years'
*worth of strawberry crops and frankly, I was hoping to get to eat a berry
*or two this year! I KNOW it is the chipmunks, as I see them stealing the
*berries .
*
*I think it would work better if you cover the strawberries
*(hardware cloth? window screening?) - if you relocate
*chipmunks, most likely more will just take their place.

I tried covering the strawberries last year; didn't work so well. Also,
what I forgot to mention but remembered earlier today as I was touring the
garden, is that the chipmunks are burrowing behind and therefore damaging
some of our dry stacked-stone retaining walls. That's the REAL reason we
need to get rid of the 'munks, although personally the strawberries are
what bug me more on a daily basis

--
hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large

In ,
Setzler wrote:

*
*
*Tyra Trevellyn wrote:
*
* I've got a soft spot for skunks and enjoy watching them....the young play like
* kittens. Despite their habit of digging up my yard in places, I know they're
* keeping the voles and grubs in check and taking care of wee dead critters.
*
* Best,
* Tyra
* nNJ usa
*
*They will also dig up ground hornet's nests and rid your yard of them.

well, that would be nice, but...

-hillary, keeper of the skunk, who has a gazillion ground wasps too...

--
hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large

I was told by an animal control officer once to throw a blanket over
the trap so the skunk could not see you. It could then be safely moved
and let loose. Never had the opportunity to try it thank goodness. I
don't like those types of experiments.

Bruce

On Mon, 26 May 2003 12:10:48 +0000 (UTC), (Hillary
Israeli) wrote:

OK, well, I had some havahart traps in the yard to catch and relocate some
chipmunks, but I've ended up with a skunk in one. Any thoughts on how to
safely relocate a skunk without getting, well, skunked? I'm imagining
perhaps some kind of heavy tarp thrown onto the trap, wrap the sucker up,
put it into a giant rubbermaid container, then put it in the car and drive
it somewhere, then somehow try to release it without getting sprayed....

It's memorial day of course so I can't reach our local wildlife rehab
people or anyone else really. The cops were not helpful at all

Thanks for any tips!

-h.

Pat Meadows writes:

Pat On Mon, 26 May 2003 23:55:06 +0000 (UTC),
Pat (Hillary Israeli) wrote:


I can address this as well as the question someone else raised as to why I
wanted to relocate chipmunks. The chipmunks have destroyed two years'
worth of strawberry crops and frankly, I was hoping to get to eat a berry
or two this year! I KNOW it is the chipmunks, as I see them stealing the
berries .

Pat I think it would work better if you cover the strawberries
Pat (hardware cloth? window screening?) - if you relocate
Pat chipmunks, most likely more will just take their place.

It is wrong to relocate wild animals. It spreads
disease (that is how rabies spreads so fast) and
the animal is unlikely to adapt to the new area
anyway.

If you have a pest animal that you need to get rid of,
trap it and kill it humanely. It is more humane.


--
Andrew Hall
(Now reading Usenet in rec.gardens.edible...)

It is wrong to relocate wild animals. It spreads
disease (that is how rabies spreads so fast) and
the animal is unlikely to adapt to the new area
anyway.

If you have a pest animal that you need to get rid of,
trap it and kill it humanely. It is more humane.


According to our Fish+Game commission I can
relocate up to 10 miles away to private (with permission)
or state land. Last year we had an explosion of squirrels
in our area. I trapped easily over 50 of the bushy tailed
rats. I never could have killed them all.
Survival of the fittest.

KK from NJ wrote:



It is wrong to relocate wild animals. It spreads
disease (that is how rabies spreads so fast) and
the animal is unlikely to adapt to the new area
anyway.

If you have a pest animal that you need to get rid of,
trap it and kill it humanely. It is more humane.



According to our Fish+Game commission I can
relocate up to 10 miles away to private (with permission)
or state land. Last year we had an explosion of squirrels
in our area. I trapped easily over 50 of the bushy tailed
rats. I never could have killed them all.
Survival of the fittest.

In New York, it's legal to trap it but illegal to transport and
release.... Stupid state!

--
Steve

In ,
wrote:

*It is wrong to relocate wild animals. It spreads
*disease (that is how rabies spreads so fast) and
*the animal is unlikely to adapt to the new area
*anyway.
*
*If you have a pest animal that you need to get rid of,
*trap it and kill it humanely. It is more humane.

All due respect, I am a veterinarian, and I only trap and release in
conjunction with a licensed wildlife rehabilitation facility. I appreciate
your input but I do not believe it is applicable to my situation.

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hillary israeli vmd http://www.hillary.net
"uber vaccae in quattuor partes divisum est."
not-so-newly minted veterinarian-at-large