Why Skunk Control Is a Particular Issue in North Vancouver
North Vancouver's mountain conservation areas and canyon parks sustain large skunk populations year-round. Grouse Mountain's forested edge, the Capilano Canyon, and Lynn Headwaters park margins all provide the habitat that keeps skunk populations active through North Van's mild mountain winter. Unlike inland cities with colder winters, North Vancouver skunks begin spring denning activity very early — late February to early March is typical near the mountain edge.
Canyon Heights and Lynn Valley older homes with original 1950s to 1970s deck and shed construction provide the open-base denning sites females seek in spring. The combination of abundant mountain-edge population and accessible denning structures on older homes creates above-average spring skunk denning activity in these neighbourhoods.
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