The number of residents calling the City of Charlottetown to help cast off skunks has truly elevated over the past variety of years.
There have been larger than 600 phone calls in 2014, virtually two instances the quantity from 2020, claimed Scott Adams, the supervisor of public profit the town
“They can be quite a nuisance for homeowners and that smell especially with the skunks so we’re seeing that call volume increase.”
Adams thinks the boosted phone calls schedule partly to the increasing populace, but moreover on account of the truth that much more people notice they will acquire catches from the town.
Set for five days
“It is free of charge for City of Charlottetown residents only,” Adams claimed. “You call in to us, you get a trap set for five days. If the trap is unsuccessful, it does get taken away because it goes to the next people on the list. But you can call back again and get back on that list to get another trap.”
Anyone requiring help with a pet that’s inside a house or barn will definitely have to make use of a specialist, Adams claimed.
The metropolis is using a brand-new pet management specialist that can actually start Sept.1. Adams claimed they may actually contend the very least 50 skunk catches and 50 raccoon catches, which is bigger than they’ve truly had in earlier years.
