For Fox Sake Wildlife Rescue
October 24 at 10:56 AM ·
Seeing chipmunks scurrying around?
You might be tempted to catch
and relocate them to prevent
the little holes they might make
in your lawn. Please don’t!
Relocation isn’t a humane solution,
especially this time of year.
A chipmunk spends the entirety
of fall collecting an enormous
stash of nuts and acorns for its
underground larder. When winter arrives,
it retreats to its burrow and eats
only food it was able to store in
the preceding months.
When you relocate a chipmunk,
you take it away from its
hard-earned stash of winter
food, leaving it to starve.
Chipmunks relocated to new
areas are also often chased
away by competitors and left
without any space for warmth
and safety.
Please leave your chipmunk
neighbors in peace!
They mean you no harm
and are simply trying to survive.
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