Rats see a resurgence here as elsewhere
The air may be cleaner, but the exterminators interviewed here say the city is seeing a surge in rats and that they also expect more skunks and raccoons to show up around the mostly empty streets.
The air may be cleaner, but the exterminators interviewed here say the city is seeing a surge in rats and that they also expect more skunks and raccoons to show up around the mostly empty streets.
jeather 08:43 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
I’ve actually been surprised, I haven’t seen any raccoons, just even more squirrels than usual.
Ian 08:55 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
There have been a few wild turkey sightings – one of my friends that lives 3 blocks away in Mile-End managed a photo of a wild turkey in his front yard yesterday
Kate 09:09 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
I think someone posted a turkey pic to /r/montreal. Large black bird, hopping around a Mile End street. Can’t find it today.
Kevin 09:14 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
Been quite a few photos and videos this month. Journal de Montreal had some…
Dhomas 10:41 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
I would regularly see turkeys in the East end (around RDP). I have much less reason to go out there now, but I did go this weekend to deliver some food to family members. I didn’t see any turkeys, but I saw a family of deer on my way, near the Met and Marien, which is technically Montreal-East.
DeWolf 11:44 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
Does anyone know why raccoons are ubiquitous in Toronto but in Montreal they mainly stick to the mountain? Is it all the cats?
Kate 11:53 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
DeWolf, I’ve heard it’s the ravines in Toronto. We don’t have similar geographical features here. Mount Royal’s virtually an island in the middle of an almost totally urbanized island, so it’s not like animals can easily commute from the mountain to other parts of the central city. They certainly thrive around the West Island, from what I’ve been told.
I don’t think raccoons are afraid of cats, are they? They’re about the same size. I’ve never heard of a domestic cat getting into a fight with a raccoon: they know better.
Nicole 13:16 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
Here’s a link to the /r/Montreal post about the turkey:
https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/comments/fw5hzt/dinde_dans_les_rues_de_montrealturkey_in_montreal/
Blork 14:37 on 2020-04-14 Permalink
I wonder if there isn’t a dip in the raccoon population. Over here in Longueuil I used to see them around my place pretty regularly back in the 2000s. But now I can’t remember the last time I saw one. It’s gotta be around a decade.
No shortage of skunks though, and groundhogs, squirrels, birds of all types. In winter it’s common to have deer walk right by the house late at night (we live close to a very large park with a big deer population). But no raccoons in ages. At least none seen.