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 ...
WUNC

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 ...
KGW8

Studying some of Oregon's most elusive little stinkers

PORTLAND, Ore. — There's an elusive carnivore roaming the forests of Oregon — although it's probably not the type of carnivore you'd typically think of. A team of researchers at Oregon State ...
Missoulian

Seeing spots? Wildlife officials want to hear about it if you see the rare western spotted skunk

If you enjoy identifying wildlife species you haven't seen before, here's a new challenge for you - the western spotted skunk. "It has been 10 years since anyone has reported seeing a western spotted ...
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 ...