The Red Riding Hood Rescue Project in Middletown cares for dozens of wolf dogs, animals that are either partially, or ...

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center is well known for taking in all sorts of animals rescued from the wild, but they currently have a first-time visitor.

The (SWVAWC) has received what it says is its first Eastern Spotted Skunk for treatment. The skunk was found in a dryer exhaust vent in a neighboring county; the county isn’t being named because of ...

The skunk was found stuck in a dryer exhaust vent ... their numbers have plummeted for a number of different reasons such as habitat loss, disease, pesticide and rodenticide use, and disjunct ...

This information can guide conservation efforts by identifying areas where these skunks are likely to thrive, thus informing habitat protection and restoration initiatives. Another significant ...

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has received its first rare Eastern Spotted Skunk after being stuck in a dryer vent. This rare species is a Tier IV Species of ...

The striped skunk is stout-bodied with short legs and a long, bushy, coarsely-furred tail. The head is broad at the base with short, tapered muzzle and short, rounded ears. The eyes are small and ...

That basically means the skunks are rapidly declining--habitat loss, disease, pesticides and rodenticide use, and declining forest habitat have led to numbers plummeting over the past 80 years.