Northern Pocket Gopher
Frequently referred to as moles, Pocket Gophers are a problem in crop fields and pastures throughout the County of Wetaskiwin. They also eat garden crops and kill woody plants and shrubs by feeding on the roots when the nutritional quality of stems and leaves declines.
Unlike ground squirrels that hibernate, pocket gophers are active throughout the winter, feeding and burrowing beneath the snow and soil.