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What happened to the striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the Park?

April 26, 2017happened park skunks striped

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What happened to the striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the Park?

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It is thought that the increase in the number of coyotes in the Park may have caused the skunks to move out to nearby neighborhoods. Skunks are a natural prey of coyotes. They also could have been hit by the distemper outbreak of 1998.

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It is thought that the increase in the number of coyotes in the Park may have caused the skunks to move out to nearby neighborhoods. Skunks are a natural prey of coyotes. They also could have been hit by the distemper outbreak of 1998.