skunk: now what?

[ceelove.livejournal.com]

ETA: how nice, AC called me back! They say that it's illegal to trap, move, etc a healthy wild animal and that I had to release it myself. It was nerve-wracking, but I tried to communicate that I meant no harm, and indeed the skunk did not act threatened by me.

I have accidentally trapped a skunk in a humane animal trap. When I called Animal Control about an opossum that broke into our house and slaughtered eight quails, I got no response from them, so I don't have high hopes about them bothering to return my call this time. Now what do I do? It doesn't seem an emergency, such that I would call the police department, but the skunk is kinda freaking out, and inexperienced me doesn't want to approach the trap and induce it to spray me and/or our yard.

Comments

[jwg.livejournal.com]

Call the Somerville Police department non-emergency number: 617-625-1600

[chenoameg.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're having Adventures.

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

wait, what?? All those have-a-heart trapping of squirrels is illegal? So we just shoot them on the spot?

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

if it's illegal to trap and move a healthy wild animal, how are you expected to get rid of them when they get into your yard and/or house? i'm glad you managed to release the skunk without getting sprayed, tho.

[ron_newman]

- It 's illegal to trap, move, etc a healthy wild animal

What are you supposed to do with mice and rats then, if not trap them? Or are they considered to be domesticated and not wild?

[sandhawke.livejournal.com]

I was advised to make a lot of noise and bright lights where they were living and hope they left.

It actually worked. (This was raccoons.)

[hissilliness.livejournal.com]

My grandparents had this problem once. I understand that my grandfather solved it with a shotgun, but that's kind of an impractical solution in Somerville city limits, I imagine.

[rosiewoodboat.livejournal.com]

Were you raising those quail for eggs?