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Here’s how to keep skunks away from your home and garden. Skunks are easy to identify from appearance—and smell! But these handsome mammals typically mind their own business and are more interested in ...

Find out how to get rid of possums using wildlife-friendly methods. Possums, more correctly called opossums, are nocturnal critters that scavenge for insects, small rodents, and plant matter. But they ...

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Skunks dig up yards and can spray pets and kids if they are not handled properly. Mothballs do not deter skunks and create more problems than they solve. Deterring skunks comes down to removing hiding ...

It’s not unusual for skunks to make or use an existing burrow in wooded areas or create dens underneath porches or ...