Because badgers and skunks share a few physical similarities, these stocky, ground-dwelling mammals can often be confused for one another. Still, they are distinctly separate species differing greatly ...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center is well known for taking in all sorts of animals rescued from the wild, but they currently have a first-time visitor: an Eastern ...

If you or your pets have had a close encounter with a skunk this month, you are not alone. It’s mating season which means skunks are traveling outside of their normal territories. The Wildlife Center ...

Though the western spotted skunk is less common and more elusive than the more familiar striped skunk, it’s doing better than its cousin back East, where populations have declined by at least 90% ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center (SWVAWC) has received what it says is its first Eastern Spotted Skunk for treatment. The skunk was found in a dryer exhaust vent in a ...

Foul odors in the Michigan spring air could signal skunks nearby as the critters pair up. Animal control experts offer tips to keep skunks away amid the annual mating season. With striped skunks ...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WRIC) — As spring approaches, Virginians may be eagerly awaiting smelling the fresh blooms of fragrant flowers, but there’s one creature to beware of, as encounters increase between ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — With June marking the beginning of baby season for skunks, the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center said that it admitted 27 baby skunks in less than 24 hours. One instance the ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A government wildlife researcher has found that rabbits and skunks can become infected with the bird flu virus and shed it enough to infect ducks — offering scientists one more ...