If captive moles do not get suitable nourishment, they die within several hours. Thus, one mole can be responsible for considerable damage to a lawn or garden. A mole typically travels one-fifth acre. No more than three to five moles live on each acre and two to three is a more common number. Thus one mole will usually use more than one person's yard and, for effective control, several neighbors may need to cooperate.
Moles live for three to four years in the wild.
Predators like fox, skunk, owl and even dogs and cats kill and eat moles. One method of control may be to get a good dog. As mentioned previously, moles create shallow and deep tunnels. The mole is the only animal which will create a surface tunnel. These tunnels are usually temporary feeding burrows.