Okay, animal lovers, I need your help: The Cede family home is located next to wetlands in the northeastern United States. We have noticed two trees in two different spots within a mile radius of our home, but next to roadways, where trees have been stripped of the front side of their bark and there are wood chips lying on the ground in front of the tree. The wood chips seem to be very similar in size, approximately 1-2" long. The tree trunk seems (glancing at it from within my car) to be undamaged, but a lot of bark is missing so those trees aren't going to survive long. The stripping starts a foot or two off the ground but then goes as high as eight or ten feet. I read online that beavers aren't good climbers. What's doing this to the trees?
I'm sorry, I don't have photos. If photos are required to identify the source I'll get them sometime soon.
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I have seen squirrels strip the bark off trees like that. Could it be squirrels?
I know that squirrels, bears & deer strip bark off trees. Since there is bark missing that high up the tree, it's not deer.
Interesting. We have a bunch of squirrels because we've fed them for 4+ years now, so maybe we just finally got a few that shred trees...
Bears. Unless you have panthers.
No bears or panthers in the area. We're in the woods, but not *that* far into the woods...
I am now convinced it's tree squirrels.
And you did not just see me here. :D
Moose? I don't know if you live in an area that has them, but Moose will also strip tree bark and since they can be taller than deer for example.
My eyes just got VERY big. We DO have moose!!! Didn't even think of them!!!!
Ooo... be careful then. Moose are oddly beautiful creatures but they can be dangerous.
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