[NatureNS] skunk in CB

From: "Roland McCormick" <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:59:03 -0300
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     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
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Believe it or not.</FONT></DIV>
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  <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> =
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  <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.&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><BR><BR>Sent from my iPhone</DIV>
  <DIV><BR>On 2011-08-11, at 8:17 PM, Richard Stern &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</A>&gt;=20
  wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
  <DIV></DIV>
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    <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>&lt;<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>
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#ccc 1px solid">
      <DIV>
      <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi All,<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; My partner told me =
this=20
      afternoon that she&nbsp;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&nbsp;our house. <BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;I&nbsp;bagged the carcass&nbsp;and some hair. Because=20
      the&nbsp;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. &nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;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&nbsp;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>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If anyone is interested =
in&nbsp;having the=20
      carcass&nbsp;for study I can&nbsp;arrange for delivery. All the=20
      best.<BR><FONT=20
      =
color=3D#888888>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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      Sunrise Valley, CB (near=20
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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
    =
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