Which are kinder animals: raccoons or skunks?

If by “kinder” you mean “more likely to be dosile around humans,” the answer is skunks. While both are wild animals and I can recommend neither as pets, those who have tired both have better experiences with skunks. read more

At our cottage in Northern Ontario, a pit was dug once a year in the birch forest, to compost garden waste and kitchen scraps. One afternoon my mother heard plaintive whimpers, from the pit. She went to investigate. There was a 3/4 grown skunk trapped in the bottom. read more

They were originally thought to be Mustelids, but analysis of their DNA revealed a deep divergence between skunks and Mustelids (weasels, otters, true badgers, ferrets, minks, wolverines, and martens). read more

Place chocolate bars outside. This is the bait. Chocolate is toxic to some animals, including skunks and raccoons. Animals aren’t capable of digesting the chemicals that are in chocolate. Eating it makes them sick. The animals will put two and two together, having chowed down on the chocolate in your yard, and will avoid your residence in the future. read more