If you're wondering why you're seeing — or smelling — skunks out and about in February, well, mating season is underway. As ...

A striped skunk may push or pull dried leaves or grasses for bedding material into a den which in winter may extend a meter (3 ft) or more in depth. Striped skunks tend to use dens in autumn and ...

Just like other annoying yard pets like deer and rabbits, skunks may be cute (stinking cute, that is), and for the most part, ...

I recently had a lively conversation about skunks with some friends. While explaining a few things, it occurred to me that skunks are commonly seen critters, yet we don’t give them a second ...