"Mating season is always around Valentine's Day, easy to remember," Emmert said. "Skunks have a stronger sense to be active ...

Skunks are weaned after two months and the young skunks follow their mother for the first few months before going off on ...

Have you seen (or smelled) a skunk lately? Skunk mating season is underway in Michigan. Skunk mating season lasts for around ...

According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, skunks typically mate between February and March. That’s when they become more active and you or your pet may be at an increased risk of ...

The black and white animals are starting to crawl out of their dens more often, in search of partners to make babies with. That means male skunks are spraying their competition, while female skunks ...

Despite up and down temperatures, the longer daylight hours this month and into March coincide with skunk mating season returning once again. Francis Skalicky, media specialist with the Missouri ...

They’ll only spray as a last line of defense if provoked by humans, other animals, or objects afterward. If you run over a skunk with your car and start smelling it, Skalicky says from ...

Like a lot of animals, skunks are just as afraid of you as you may be of them. Also, skunks only spray as a last resort, so there may be an opportunity to walk away unscathed. The Humane Society ...

The black and white animals are starting to crawl out of their dens more often, in search of partners to make babies with. That means male skunks are spraying their competition, while female ...

According to the CDC, wildlife accounts for 90% of the 4,000 annual rabies cases reported in the U.S., with skunks ...