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Hi All=2C
My partner told me this afternoon that she saw a dead skunk on her dail=
y walk. I said there are no skunks in CB but it was certainly worth a look.=
Turns out she was right and a small roadkill skunk was on the shoulder of =
the road about a mile from our house.=20
Most of the body was gone and there were lots of carrion beetles and ma=
ggots doing what they do best. The skeleton looked complete (I'm not sure a=
bout the ribs) so I bagged the carcass and some hair. Because the body was =
quite small I think it may be a juvenile. There was no obvious cause of dea=
th but finding it on the side of the road seems a good clue. =20
Both DNR and CBHNP websites say there are no skunks in CB and I can't r=
emember any other documented observations of CB skunks on naturens or other=
N.S. natural history sites so the question is not only when did they get t=
o CB but how did it get to the northern tip of CB without observation? Perh=
aps it hitched a ride in a vehicle or maybe they've been here for awhile an=
d no one has noticed.
If anyone is interested in having the carcass for study I can arrange f=
or delivery. All the best.
Fritz McEvoy=20
Sunrise Valley=2C CB (near Dingwall) =
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Hi All=2C<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B My partner told me this afternoon that she =3B=
saw a dead skunk on her daily walk. I said there are no skunks in CB but it=
was certainly worth a look. Turns out she was right and a small roadkill s=
kunk was on the shoulder of the road about a mile from =3Bour house. <B=
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 =3B =3B =3B Most of the body was gone and there were lots of c=
arrion beetles and maggots doing what they do best. The skeleton looked com=
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bsp=3Band some hair. Because the =3Bbody was quite small I think it may=
be a juvenile. There was no obvious cause of death but finding it on the s=
ide of the road seems a good clue.  =3B<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B Both DNR and CBHNP websites say there are no skunk=
s in CB and I can't remember any other documented observations of CB skunks=
on naturens or other N.S. =3Bnatural history sites so the question is =
not only when did they get to CB but how did it get to the northern tip of =
CB without =3Bobservation? Perhaps it hitched a ride in a vehicle or ma=
ybe they've been here for awhile and no one has noticed.<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B If anyone is interested in =3Bhaving the carca=
ss =3Bfor study I can =3Barrange for delivery. All the best.<BR>
 =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B&nb=
sp=3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =3B =
=3B =3B =3B Fritz McEvoy =3B<BR>
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