Their strategy paid off. Trail camera captures 'cryptic' species spotted deep in national forest: 'We used … a sweet lure' ...

Marie Tosa, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, spent two and a half years trapping and tracking the movements of western spotted ...

Who knew there's such a creature known as the western spotted skunk? Yes, a spotted skunk - turns out we don't know much about this small, oddly cute creature. They weigh 1 to 2 pounds and are about ...

A rabid skunk was spotted in a Dauphin County community Friday, according to city officials. Hummelstown officials posted on Facebook Friday morning that a skunk showing signs of rabies was seen in ...

When it comes to skunks in our region, it’s not just black and white. Black fur with white stripes – we all know the striped skunk. But stripey has a smaller, lesser-known cousin that lives in ...

What’s black and white and does stinky handstands when frightened? The eastern spotted skunk, of course. It’s not surprising if you’re not familiar with the eastern spotted skunk, as the rare mammal ...

ARKANSAS, USA — Although skunks may seem adorable from a distance, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) categorizes the odor-filled wildlife species as a nuisance. The mostly nocturnal ...

At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, "the acrobats of the skunk world." Scientists have discovered that there are more of these species than they ...

If someone described to you a black and white mammal up to 2 feet long with a long tail and an unpleasant odor, you might right away assume the person is describing a striped skunk. Actually there are ...

A rare eastern spotted skunk is in the care of the For Fox Sake wildlife rehabilitation facility in Chattanooga after the animal was found in the crawl space of a home in Soddy-Daisy on the border of ...