When a predator sees a skunk’s stripes, they know their pungent spray is around the corner. The signal’s effectiveness hinges on its consistency across species. However, intriguing variations within ...

Animal control experts offer tips to keep skunks away amid the annual mating season. With striped skunks common in Michigan, ...

Skunks are mammals in the Mephitidae family — they are not rodents — including five species in North America, according to the Wild Farm Alliance. Striped skunks seen in Michigan have black ...

Possibly, the striped skunk is less abundant now then during Merriam's time because of the abandonment of farms and the maturation of many forest areas. Today, this species is most abundant in the ...

It's skunk mating season in Kansas and that means skunks are on the move. Striped skunks are classified as furbearing animals ...

The National Aviary just added 10 new animal ambassadors to its collection, and not all of them are birds. The group arrived ...

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.” ...

Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk, are rare and occur mostly at the periphery of the Adirondacks. Other species, such as the white-tailed deer and short-tailed shrew, are common and ...

New York State has a wide variety of wildlife and the skunk population seems to be thriving. If you walk the dog, take a stroll, or simply drive around the area, you will smell a skunk! The end of ...

Here's what to know. Skunks are mammals in the Mephitidae family — they are not rodents — including five species in North America, according to the Wild Farm Alliance. Striped skunks seen in Michigan ...