SPOKANE \u2014 A determined marmot turned a Spokane homeowner’s attic into its personal residence, chewing through roof materials and wildlife screens before professional intervention finally resolved the situation.<\/p>\n
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife initially expressed skepticism when a caller reported the unusual break-in. However, the evidence proved undeniable as the marmot chewed a hole in the roof and stuck its head out of the opening. When the homeowner installed wildlife screening, the animal chewed through that barrier. After a metal covering was placed over the first hole, the resourceful rodent created a second opening.<\/p>\n
Wildlife officials note that small mammals frequently seek shelter in residential spaces during nesting season, commonly hiding under decks, in crawlspaces, garages and sheds.<\/p>\n
The homeowner hired a wildlife control operator to address the persistent intruder. The marmot avoided three traps in the attic before wandering into a one-way trap secured to the roof. The animal then somehow escaped from what should have been a secure device.<\/p>\n
Both the homeowner and wildlife control operator maintained their determination. Their continued efforts eventually succeeded when the marmot was confined to a trap it could not escape. A thorough attic inspection revealed no baby marmots had been left behind.<\/p>\n
Homeowners facing similar wildlife intrusions can access resources through the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website, which provides guidance on evicting animals from buildings and maintains a list of licensed wildlife control operators.<\/p>\n
If you find yourself with a wildlife roommate, check out WDFW\u2019s web page<\/a> on Evicting animals from buildings, or\u00a0you can hire a wildlife control operator<\/a> (WCO) to do the work for you.<\/p>\n COPYRIGHT 2026 BY KXLY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SPOKANE \u2014 A determined marmot turned a Spokane homeowner’s attic into its personal residence, chewing through roof materials…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":814951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[27],"tags":[852,23861,330873,33140,17819,62188,245099,981,62193,159,330875,2056,67,132,68,2058,330874,837],"class_list":["post-814950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-affordable-housing","tag-eviction","tag-forced-migration","tag-homeowner","tag-house","tag-landlord-tenant-law","tag-marmot","tag-metal","tag-real-property-law","tag-science","tag-secure-device","tag-spokane","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-washington","tag-washington-department-of-fish-and-wildlife","tag-wildlife"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116619195621132278","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}