Rodents known as bushy-tailed woodrats have been nesting in and under a Crowsnest Pass resident's property, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The pack rats have been wreaking havoc on the property for over two decades, destroying a mobile home and leaving behind a skunky trail of destruction.
The rodents have caused thousands of dollars in damage by nesting in and under one Crowsnest Pass resident's property, leaving behind a skunky trail of destruction. Vern Emard says he's been battling invading — and very stinky — bushy-tailed woodrats on his property in the southern Alberta Rockies since at least the 1990s.
Crowsnest Pass resident Vern Emard said pack rats, also known as bushy-tailed woodrats, have been scurrying around inside the walls of his homes and wreaking havoc on his property for more than two decades. The rodents have caused thousands of dollars in damage by nesting in and under his homes, leaving behind a skunky trail of destruction. "They like your bedding," he said. "They'll go right for your beds and they will and , making a nest in your beds." Emard says the pack rats destroyed a mobile home on his property in a remote mountain valley north of Blairmore, Alta. "They chewed it so bad we couldn't salvage it," he said. "And because of the smell and the deprecation in the walls, we didn't want t
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