Skunks in Love

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But there are always more skunks. "They're opportunists, and getting rid of the animals is just a temporary solution," Purr says. "For a permanent solution, we'll put in a barrier of half-inch by half-inch galvanized steel mesh. We dig down ten to twelve inches and go out six to eight inches, then put the mesh in a sort of L shape, so even when the animals dig down ten or twelve inches, they'll still hit the barrier and stop."