Skunks eat garden pests, but their defensive odor can cause a problem for humans and pets that startle them. With their fluffy tails, striped bodies, and button-like noses, skunks are adorable ...

Coyotes, bobcats, and foxes are well known to kill and eat skunk, but presumable do so only when starving. The striped skunk seems to be particularly vulnerable to rabies, and in New York, is second ...

A member of the weasel family, skunks inhabit clearings, pastures and open lands with forested borders, which often include urban wooded areas. Though they’ll eat mice and snakes when food is ...

If you're wondering why you're seeing — or smelling — skunks out and about in February, well, mating season is underway. As the critters pair up this season, watch out for skunks in your yard ...

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, skunks seldom cause damage to property other than raiding garbage or eating pet food. They sometimes reside under buildings or in rock and ...

"They eat a lot of insects and grubs, and they'll even feed on carrion. They're opportunistic, quintessential omnivores." For anyone who has had a nest of yellowjackets underground, skunks would ...

If you're wondering why you're seeing — or smelling — skunks out and about in February, well, mating season is underway. As the critters pair up this season, watch out for skunks in your yard or ...