The size of a skunk varies depending on the species. They can range in length from 15.6 to 37 inches, and in weight from about 1.1 to 13 pounds. Spotted skunks are the smallest species.

Researchers also found that western spotted skunks have a larger home range than those of the eastern variety. This time of year, our region’s western spotty gives birth to around five babies in ...

including a home range of up to 12 square miles they can cover while hunting for food. She also found that western spotted skunks may be vulnerable to extreme winters, which are becoming more ...

A western spotted skunk in a live trap ... in a wide range from New Mexico to British Columbia. Despite the skunk’s wide range, humans know very little about the nocturnal creature, OSU ...

Historically, the spotted skunk's range included the Mississippi River west to Kansas. "This is the same species that occurs in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma," said Brodsky. "We have trapping ...

The western spotted skunk, which typically weighs 1 to 2 pounds ... With that data, she determined that the skunks have a home range up to 12 square miles. That far exceeds similar size mammals ...

Tosa said that range is larger than other animals their size; even a deer, for instance, only covers a half a square mile. "This was really surprising to us. Compared to the eastern spotted skunk ...

The western spotted skunk, which typically weighs 1 to 2 pounds ... With that data, she determined that the skunks have a home range up to 12 square miles. That far exceeds similar size mammals ...

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 ...

Despite the skunk’s wide range, humans know very little about ... Northwest Research Station in Corvallis studied the western spotted skunk partly to better understand what happened to the ...