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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01CC5871.E221B3B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am reminded of a story I was told about rats on Cape Sable Island = in Shelburne County - according to my source of information there were = no rats on Sable Island until the causeway was buiilt. Before all of = the fill was in place they saw a rat jumping from one rock to another in = order to be the first one to get there. Believe it or not. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tuma=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 8:26 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] skunk in CB 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.=20 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.=20 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. =20 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=20 Sunrise Valley, CB (near Dingwall) --=20 ################# Richard Stern,=20 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 sternrichard@gmail.com ################### ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01CC5871.E221B3B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.17102" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I am reminded = of a story I=20 was told about rats on Cape Sable Island in Shelburne County - according = to my=20 source of information there were no rats on Sable Island until the = causeway was=20 buiilt. Before all of the fill was in place they saw a rat jumping = from=20 one rock to another in order to be the first one to get = there.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Believe it or not.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dtumayoung@yahoo.ca = href=3D"mailto:tumayoung@yahoo.ca">Tuma</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 11, 2011 = 8:26=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] skunk = in CB</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Yes there are now skunks, porcupines, and raccoons in cape = breton. They=20 were able to come across the causeway when the toll booth was taken = down and=20 it no longer cost anything to come to CB. </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV> <DIV><BR>On 2011-08-11, at 8:17 PM, Richard Stern <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</A>>=20 wrote:<BR><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"> <DIV>Hi Fritz,<BR><BR>You can have a whole bunch of ours if you=20 want!<BR><BR>Richard<BR><BR> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Fritz = McEvoy <SPAN=20 dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com"><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com">fritzmcevoy@hotmail.com</A></A>&g= t;</SPAN>=20 wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: = #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi All,<BR> My partner told me = this=20 afternoon that she saw a dead skunk on her daily walk. I said = there=20 are no skunks in CB but it was certainly worth a look. Turns out = she was=20 right and a small roadkill skunk was on the shoulder of the road = about a=20 mile from our house. <BR> Most of the body = was gone=20 and there were lots of carrion beetles and maggots doing what they = do=20 best. The skeleton looked complete (I'm not sure about the ribs)=20 so I bagged the carcass and some hair. Because=20 the body was quite small I think it may be a juvenile. There = was no=20 obvious cause of death but finding it on the side of the road = seems a good=20 clue. <BR> Both DNR and CBHNP websites say = there=20 are no skunks in CB and I can't remember any other documented = observations=20 of CB skunks on naturens or other N.S. natural history sites = so the=20 question is not only when did they get to CB but how did it get to = the=20 northern tip of CB without observation? Perhaps it hitched a = ride in=20 a vehicle or maybe they've been here for awhile and no one has=20 noticed.<BR> If anyone is interested = in having the=20 carcass for study I can arrange for delivery. All the=20 best.<BR><FONT=20 = color=3D#888888> &nb= sp; =20 Fritz=20 = McEvoy <BR> &nb= sp; &nbs= p;=20 Sunrise Valley, CB (near=20 Dingwall)<BR></FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR = clear=3Dall><BR>--=20 <BR>#################<BR>Richard Stern, <BR>317 Middle Dyke = Rd.<BR>Port=20 Williams, NS, Canada<BR>B0P 1T0<BR><BR><A=20 href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com"><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</A></A><BR>= ###################<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003A_01CC5871.E221B3B0--
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