Putting a bug in my COs ear I tried this years ago with no luck obviously the younger generation never seen Marlin Perkins on Wild Kingdom push Jim out of a helicopter to catch and relocate any critters. lol If people go skunking they are bound to catch some spotted skunks so why not relocate them to past locations that they inhabited years ago? Out of the way locations where they have protection from vehicles, people, pets and predators as much as possibly. The more brush choked the better that’s where they have a chance to thrive and that’s an unpopular spot for most other enemies.

I tried this years ago but the limited thinking or fear of thinking stopped any progress it’s like the concept was unimaginable to them totally clueless the folks I talked to. One guy started quoting the possession rules to me the limit of 1 unprotected species per household not understanding the relocation concept it was like the twilight zone talking to those people.

Lots of collage research projects being done over the last 15 years but it’s of little benefit to the civets really the students get their degrees then move on again. Zero relocation projects that I know of so I stopped trapping them for research I did not see the point to it. I got to the point I told one guy it sounds like you’re going to study them into extinction when it could be avoided possibly.

Will see what she comes up with to work with I should give SDSU a call they have an active wildlife program.

Wish we had more of them, every time one is found trapping , they whole area ends of trying to get one, hardly ever see one any more, I know where to get them but I just leave them be !!

Same I relocate problem ones to remote places where they can do better or release them if they are in good habitat that’s safe.

So why are there no spotted skunks in the "good habit" where they used to be? Maybe what looks good to you does not look good to a spotted skunk. There is a reason why the spotted skunk died off and is not there.

Oh brother it’s because of loss of habitat and pesticides from past studies. LOL I relocate civets to places they have been found in before it’s that simple continuous habitat it not that hard to see. If you did not spend your efforts turning things into what it’s not to try to make people look bad you might comprehend what’s going on.

Oh brother, you are saying the habitat is gone? Did they quite using pesticides? If not what has change since they disappeared? I think if things were right for them they would be there. I guess to me it sound like a shot in the dark. Just because you want them there, does not mean they want to be there.

Not playing your games you know the answer to every question you asked play your reindeer games with someone else. I did not ask for your help and I don’t need it! You’re not doing it to help anyway just you being you.

I am being real about it. Maybe the CO that you spoke that blew you off was too. Why would you speak to a CO rather then a biologist? To me you are spinning your wheels. Maybe try the SD fur Biologist for a start.

Question for you Law Dog. Have you noticed a difference in the required habitat for spotted skunks vs striped skunks? I'm aware of many places that used to have both, and only the striped skunks remain.

Most of the questions you asked are answered in the previous posts but that’s no fun for you it’s all about the games you can play the stupid speculation game all you want it’s what you do. LOL

You create stupid scenarios to keep the games going it’s your only real interest in any post.

Big Sam high crop prices along with big farms buying up smaller farms then destroying the available habitats. Old farm place being inherited then sold and cleaned up or slashing and burning is more popular lately.

I believe the loss of continues habits is a big factor in civet numbers dropping in my area, here old farms, huge junk piles, the thick river brakes and overgrown tree lots are their favorite habitats.

I'm starting to get the feeling that Jerry and Mark might not be friends, lol

Lots of state parks, nature reserves in other states that have unused uninhabited areas that might be ideal for civets to reestablish pockets of them.

I got enough friends! LOL

I like the idea of transplanting. If the habitat is right you would think they have a chance. I know that out here the brain nematodes can be hard on them.

Never seen a skull impacted by that issue.

Probably a humid rainforest issue for us.

There is no money in it for the government agencies if us trappers do the relocating.
About 35 years ago the trappers association in Washington proposed relicating fishers from Britsh Columbia. We had close relationships with trappers in BC. The Department came up with all sorts of reasons why we couldn't do it.
Of course several years later when they came up the the exact same plan, they then started a relocation program....of course this time with a budget of hundresa of thousands of dollars and a lot of self-cogratulatory publicity.

Every spotted skunk I catch has brain worm and it seems to have no ill effect on them. The reason they have them is slugs and snails. The nematode needs an intermediate host in gastropods. Go to a drier climate and you eliminate a lot of those hosts. Here the slugs and snails are a ready source of food and consequently every spotted skunk is infected. They seem to be healthy though.
In my experience there are two things that work against them. They cannot live in open country and they are so easy to trap out. Do a clearcut and they are gone until it grows back up, but we have so much contiguous habitat for them they fill back in. Same if you trap them out. I can see where in spotty habitat you could wipe them out on a location, and they would not have adjoining skunks to backfill the spot.

Its spotty islands of continuous habitat here in many places if that cover is gone the raptors pick them off they ain’t much of a meal size wise. I’ve got a lot of cat cubby videos of them working the cubbies in thicker cover mostly the river breaks into the breeding seasons when they pair up. I leave my cams out until spring Turkey season opens.