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 ...

If you're wondering why you're seeing — or smelling — skunks out and about in February, well, mating season is underway. As the critters pair up this season, watch out for skunks in your yard or ...

In the forests, fields, and backyards of North America, the striped skunk is an unmistakable sight. Its bold black-and-white ...

Today we meet the striped hog-nosed skunk, a little-known species that inhabits forests throughout Costa Rica. The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is known as the zorro hediondo ...

When skunks come up in conversation, most people’s minds go back to their childhood and they picture Flowers the Skunk from the movie “Bambi.” Their second thought probably has to do with the rather ...

Some animals command more attention than others. Large charismatic critters seem to grab all the headlines and attention while small unassuming critters go completely unnoticed. The eastern spotted ...

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 ...

As I drive around Georgia, I often find myself paying special attention to the road-killed wildlife along the way — opossums, raccoons, deer, foxes, squirrels, hawks, turtles and other creatures run ...