Winnipeg Free Press – PRINT EDITION
By: Jen Skerritt
Posted: 01/5/2012 1:00 AM
Lincoln Poulin, general manager of Poulin’s Pest Control Services, said his company has seen a 15 per cent increase in calls regarding skunk and raccoon removals in the last year. He said he thinks the increase is due to a jump in the population and the fact new housing developments have attracted the wildlife.
He said skunks have been removed from new housing developments along Lagimodiere Boulevard and areas close to the Brady Road Landfill. Poulin said skunks typically like to burrow under low-lying decks, front steps or garden sheds.
He said his company has removed raccoons from attics and chimneys, where they have caused a considerable amount of damage, including in one St. Vital home where siding and insulation had to be taken off to remove raccoon babies.
Poulin said the wildlife population could become an even bigger problem next spring if the mild winter temperatures continue.