The Spokesman-Review

Cool critters: A spotted skunk that does handstands. Yes. Really.

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 ...
WRIC

Rare eastern spotted skunk taken in by Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center

ROANOKE, Va. (WRIC) — The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has received its first-ever eastern spotted skunk from a neighboring county after it was found stuck in a dryer exhaust event. The center ...
NPR

Little is known about the striped skunk's smellier, spotted cousin. That's changing

Who knew there's such a creature known as the western spotted skunk? Yes, a spotted skunk - turns out we don't know much about this small, oddly cute creature. They weigh 1 to 2 pounds and are about ...
OPB

Oregon State University study sheds light on elusive western spotted skunk

Marie Tosa, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, spent two and a half years trapping and tracking the movements of western spotted ...
KOIN 6

Oregon researcher sprayed roughly 100 times in quest to study tiny skunk

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After suffering roughly 100 sprays during her 2.5 years studying the Western spotted skunk, an Oregon State University researcher recently published her findings, which provide ...
Yahoo

How To Keep Skunks Out Of Your Yard

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skunks are easy to identify by appearance—and smell! But these handsome mammals typically mind their own business and are more ...
Oregonian

This tiny western skunk covers more ground than mammals 100 times its size

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 ...
katu

OSU graduate student finds "sock-like" skunk faces threats from climate change, land use

CORVALLIS, Ore. — A new study in Oregon's Cascade Range done by an Oregon State University graduate student reveals a "tube sock-like skunk" can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to severe ...
Science Daily

Tube sock-like skunk covers more ground than deer, impacted by winter weather, study finds

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 ...
KTVZ

OSU study: Tiny, elusive tube sock-like skunk in the Cascades covers more ground than deer, sensitive to severe winters

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A study in Oregon's Cascade Range of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, particularly severe winter ...
The Montana Standard

Say hello to handstanding spotted skunks, 'the acrobats of the skunk world'

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 ...