Local trapper Jimmy Wallner talks about how best to avoid a skunk encounter, and why they can pose a risk to people and pets.

Oh, what’s that smell? You’re feeling nauseous, your eyes are burning and you can't see or breathe. Are you the target of a tear gas attack? No, you just got in the way of this stinker and now you’re ...

A western spotted skunk peeks out of a live trap set by Oregon State University researchers who tracked the tube-sock like ...

New research from Oregon State University paints a portrait of the elusive spotted skunk living in the Pacific Northwest.

Jeff Pennington moved to Harrison in April and started seeing skunks almost immediately. In the roughly half-year he’s lived ...

From 2017 to 2019, OSU researchers studied the western spotted skunk in a research forest an hour east of Eugene.

Most UVM students are no strangers to the earthy, musky scent that occasionally wafts into their rooms. However, sometimes ...

Volunteers and the overwhelmed Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida cope with a surge in wild animal injuries following ...

A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, particularly severe winter weather.

More than 1,000 animals live at the 65-acre zoo, including elephants, giraffes, primates, flamingos, alligators, ...

Tosa said. She also learned that the western spotted skunks prefer a mix of forest, but like the old growth forests better. "We think that they're foraging for food there, but then they do need ...