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As a result of deforestation and maintenance of the land of cultivated fields and pastures, the woodchuck has thrived and multiplied. Typical woodchuck habitat includes rolling farmland interspersed with grassy pastures, small woodlots, and brushy fencelines.
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The growth of our farms and neighborhoods has created more woodland edges, the woodchuck's preferred habitat, and they find great quantities of delicious food in our fields and gardens. No wonder they generally live in harmony beside us.
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The Woodchuck ... Description Habitat Range Food Life C ycle ... The woodchucks habitat includes farmland, grassy pastures, small woodlots, and bushy fence lines. Woodchucks especially love the edge of forests. They live in underground homes called burrows. Woodchucks normally burrow in loam soil.
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Groundhog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The groundhog ( Marmota monax ), also known as a woodchuck or whistle-pig , or in some areas as a land-beaver is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog
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Groundhogs or woodchucks are the major hole-digging mammal of eastern North America. ; The average groundhog excavates over 700 pounds of dirt digging just one den, and a single groundhog may have four or or five ... Groundhog burrows are important shelter resources for red fox, ... Over the course of the last 300 years,
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www.terrierman.com/lifehabitatgh.htm
www.terrierman.com/lifehabitatgh.htm
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It is recommended that the trapped animal be transported at least 10 miles from its normal habitat. Note that many state and local governments regulate trapping of wild/nuisance animals - you may want to check with local authorities first. ... If a woodchuck is living in an opening which is not directly next to a home,
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www.bugclinic.com/woodchuck.htm
www.bugclinic.com/woodchuck.htm
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By cutting forests, raising crops and clearing pasture land, settlers provided suitable habitat and the woodchuck population expanded. Today the chuck is one of our most common mammals. Woodchuck numbers vary from area to area, depend-ing on food availability, soil type, hunting pressure and predation.
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www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/lib/pgc/wildlife/notes/pdf/wood...
www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/lib/pgc/wildlife/notes/pdf/woodchuck.pdf
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Physical Characteristics: The short-legged woodchuck is a large, stocky rodent with a broad, flattened head, a blunt nose, and a medium-length tail. It is the largest member of its family in the park.
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