Raven
01-17-2007, 07:06 AM
hitch hiking skunk story
TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) -- Canadian wildlife officials are looking for a brave driver prepared for a 2,200 mile(3,500-kilometre) trip to take a stinky stowaway skunk back to her home in California.
But the skunk, who survived a seven-day journey across the United States and into Canada without food and water, after being accidentally locked away in a transport truck, is having a hard time finding someone to give her a ride home.
"We can never give a no-spray guarantee, of course," said Nathalie Karvonen, executive director at the Toronto Wildlife Center, which has been caring for the skunk since January 5, referring to the black-and-white striped animal's foul-smelling defense mechanism.
"It would have be somebody who would be prepared for that possibility."
Releasing her into the wild in Canada is out of the question, Karvonen said.
Reminds me of the time we stopped in some rest area in georgia with lotsa motor homes taking a rest.... and our black and white cat...who was terrified to travel (period) decided to bolt out of the car and runnnnn-> into the nearest motor home with an open door... resulting in very much screaming and embarrasment as i had to crawl under the womans bed....(wasn't easy) to retrieve the animal....that woman swore(up and down) was a skunk and was more terrified than the cat.... what a hassle !!!!
but hey, Bring that skunk down here to taxachusetts....
we love dem skunks. :btu:
our skunks need some of that california Jive in the blood line:humpty:
TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) -- Canadian wildlife officials are looking for a brave driver prepared for a 2,200 mile(3,500-kilometre) trip to take a stinky stowaway skunk back to her home in California.
But the skunk, who survived a seven-day journey across the United States and into Canada without food and water, after being accidentally locked away in a transport truck, is having a hard time finding someone to give her a ride home.
"We can never give a no-spray guarantee, of course," said Nathalie Karvonen, executive director at the Toronto Wildlife Center, which has been caring for the skunk since January 5, referring to the black-and-white striped animal's foul-smelling defense mechanism.
"It would have be somebody who would be prepared for that possibility."
Releasing her into the wild in Canada is out of the question, Karvonen said.
Reminds me of the time we stopped in some rest area in georgia with lotsa motor homes taking a rest.... and our black and white cat...who was terrified to travel (period) decided to bolt out of the car and runnnnn-> into the nearest motor home with an open door... resulting in very much screaming and embarrasment as i had to crawl under the womans bed....(wasn't easy) to retrieve the animal....that woman swore(up and down) was a skunk and was more terrified than the cat.... what a hassle !!!!
but hey, Bring that skunk down here to taxachusetts....
we love dem skunks. :btu:
our skunks need some of that california Jive in the blood line:humpty: