The plains spotted skunk does handstands to scare off predators, yet scientists have struggled for decades to even confirm ...

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. The western ...

The plains spotted skunk could receive federal protections in some or all of its multi-state range. Hidden in southeastern Oklahoma are small, secretive skunks with bendy reputations. The plains ...

Hidden in southeastern Oklahoma are small, secretive skunks with bendy reputations. The plains spotted skunk is about the ...

The plains spotted skunk does a handstand to spray in self-defense. The species found in Iowa is under consideration for ...

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. A study in the ...

When it comes to skunks in our region, it’s not just black and white. Black fur with white stripes – we all know the striped skunk. But stripey has a smaller, lesser-known cousin that lives in ...

What’s black and white and runs all over? The tiny western spotted skunk, Oregon State University researchers found. The skunk, which resembles a black and white tube sock, weighs just one or two ...

At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, "the acrobats of the skunk world." Scientists have discovered that there are more of these species than they ...

In recent decades, research on spotted skunks (genus Spilogale) has advanced our understanding of their ecological dynamics and informed conservation strategies. These diminutive mephitids occupy a ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – 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 ...