Peter Simpson has a raccoon problem. He also has a problem with one of his neighbours. And while the first may stem from the second, he canB次元官网网址檛 expect help from third parties.
Sitting in the garden of his residence on Phyllis Street, the sailing instructor talked about the experiences that he has had with the raccoons that have routinely visited his home in the search of food. Along the way, they have eaten his ripe fruit and smashed his bird feeder.
One day, he received 15 distinct visits, notwithstanding his efforts to chase them by way of his presence or the water hose.
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Simpson said he is not the only one with these problems, as other neighbours have also reported issues of raccoons defecating and intruding on their homes.
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Simpson said he has had dealings with the woman in the past, but efforts to talk to her directly have been unsuccessful. Simpson has since filed a direct complaint with Saanich, citing that history.
B次元官网网址淵our office has previously investigated this matter and determined that she was in fact feeding 16 of them,B次元官网网址� he said in an email to the District of Saanich in filing his official complaint. B次元官网网址淪he was issued [two] previous warningsB次元官网网址please] take firm action to deter this illegal feeding.B次元官网网址�
Saanich has since asked Simpson to contact Saanich Pound. As of this writing, Saanich Pound has not yet received a call from Simpson, who is currently on an extensive sailing tour.
Mike Gibson, an officer with Saanich Pound, said his office wonB次元官网网址檛 be able to do anything about the file, since raccoons fall under the B.C. Wildlife Act. Provincial conservation officers, in other words, would have to deal with this fall, and it is rather unlikely that they would, because of the demands facing them.
Gibson, however, has some advice from Simpson. If he wants to stop the raccoons from coming, he should turn on the radio and lights over the night to keep them away, because they prefer dark, quiet spaces.
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