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Porcupines are known as large rodents with coats of sharp spines, or quills, that protect them against predation. It is also known that the term covers two families of animals: the Old World porcupines of family Hystricidae, and the New World porcupines of family Erethizontidae. On today’s episode of the Living The Wildlife Podcast, host and wildlife control consultant Stephen Vantassel gives us a brief overview of porcupine damage. Having explored the biology of this animal in past episodes, Stephen explores the winter movement behavior in this episode as well as the reason control is essential in these cool winter months. Tree damage is the primary problem, herbaceous foods are not green anymore at this time which results in food stress for these animals as they seek to find alternatives to feed on. Porcupine tend to strip off the outer bark of trees to reveal the cambium layer containing nutrients. Tree wounds therefore expose the tree to larger elements of infection or pest predation. This impacts lumber industry as well as forestry. #porcupines #wildlifecontrol #wildliferemoval #urbanwildlife #rodentcontrol Stephen M. Vantassel, CWCP, ACE Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC Blog: https://wildlifecontrolconsultant.com/ Papers: https://kingsdivinity.academia.edu/StephenMVantassel Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxP_IBhnqcgvX_aRM4f91nQ Podcasts: https://pestgeekpodcast.com/stephen-vantassel/ Phone: 406-272-5323 Mtn Time Helping people resolve conflicts with wildlife through teaching, training, writing, and research Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC’s Living the Wildlife & Pest Geek Podcast Disclaimer Always follow national, state, provincial and local laws when using pesticides and/or other control methods to manage pests. Wildlife Control Consultant, LLC, Pest Geeks Podcast, Living the Wild Life Podcast, Stephen M. Vantassel or their/his affiliates are not responsible for the follower’s use of the information provided here
