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Index of Subjects LOL! I figured as much!!....'where there's a bridge, there's a way'....for all creatures....truly, I always thought these species had been on the island of Cape Breton for quite some time. Cheers! Sincerely, Gayle MacLean Dartmouth ---- Tuma <tumayoung@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Yes there are now skunks, porcupines, and raccoons in cape breton. They were able to come across the causeway when the toll booth was taken down and it no longer cost anything to come to CB. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2011-08-11, at 8:17 PM, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Fritz, > > > > You can have a whole bunch of ours if you want! > > > > Richard > > > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Fritz McEvoy <fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > My partner told me this afternoon that she 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 skunk was on the shoulder of the road about a mile from our house. > > Most of the body was gone and there were lots of carrion beetles and maggots doing what they do best. The skeleton looked complete (I'm not sure about 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 death but finding it on the side of the road seems a good clue. > > Both DNR and CBHNP websites say there are no skunks in CB and I can't remember 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 to CB but how did it get to the northern tip of CB without observation? Perhaps it hitched a ride in a vehicle or maybe they've been here for awhile and no one has noticed. > > If anyone is interested in having the carcass for study I can arrange for delivery. All the best. > > Fritz McEvoy > > Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall) > > > > > > > > -- > > ################# > > Richard Stern, > > 317 Middle Dyke Rd. > > Port Williams, NS, Canada > > B0P 1T0 > > > > sternrichard@gmail.com > > ###################
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