Unless the approaching foe – a coyote, fox, bobcat or human, perhaps – backs off, the tiny critter with white spots and dark, ...

If you're wondering why you're seeing — or smelling — skunks out and about in February, well, mating season is underway. As ...

Texas is home to two of these acrobatic species. The plains spotted skunk is found in East Texas and the Panhandle, and the Western (or desert) spotted skunk roams West Texas, South Texas ...

Among the world's 12 known skunk species, "the one most likely to stroll through U.S. gardens is Mephitis mephitis, the striped skunk," the nonprofit says. There are around five to 13 striped ...

Off of a small state road in Thorntown, near Lebanon, Vanderbush's home contains 42 species of animals. On one side of the backyard, there's a cougar, a fox, some raccoons and several skunks.

The rare animal is listed as a Tier IV Species of Greatest Conservation Need and Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. That basically means the skunks are rapidly declining--habitat loss, disease ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A rare sight in Kansas, a threatened species of skunk was recently caught on camera by biologists in the Sunflower State. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks ...

Tosa used radio telemetry to locate and track the skunks’ movement. Through her research, Tosa found that the species can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change ...

They do provide food for some animals, they burrow, and that activity could benefit other species. They eat dead stuff, dispose of it. They’re just kind of skunks doing skunk things.” ...