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5 Mistakes That Could Be Attracting Skunks to Your Yard

Here’s what not to do if you don’t want to see Pepé Le Pew.

Real Simple

5 Mistakes That Could Be Attracting Skunks to Your Yard

Here’s what not to do if you don’t want to see Pepé Le Pew.

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“Skunks are opportunistic omnivores and prone to scavenging,” says Thomas Peters, Serenbe’s Director of Landscape and Horticulture. “An unbalanced compost pile containing ripe food scraps will be a magnet to skunks and other scavengers.”