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.

While Halloween is celebrated all around the world, it actually originates from the Celtic traditional festival of Samhain. So, the Irish celebrate Halloween with special vigor. October 31 is a ...

Mishkeegogamang First Nation in northwestern Ontario is grieving the loss of a 10-year-old girl to suicide over the holidays, and across the region, unnatural death rates are on the rise. Nishnawbe ...

Their main diet consists of fruit, nuts, roots, flowers, and desert plants. Javelinas are especially fond of pumpkins, so your Halloween jack-o’lantern is in danger of being eaten if left outdoors. In ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department says a skunk found in the area of Shillito Park tested positive for rabies. On Monday afternoon, Andy Foster says he was ...

For many people Halloween means dressing up in spooky and creative costumes ... for maybe five minutes…” She and Ellen discussed how Princess Lilibet had been a skunk and that Prince Harry had “talked ...

The average lifespan for a skunk in the wild is six years. Tickets are now available for the 2025 Call of the Wild Gala, an unforgettable evening set from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the iconic National ...

From Smithsonian.com's story on Dave Shealy, Florida's self-proclaimed skunk ape expert: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/trail-floridas-bigfoot-skunk-ape ...

The eastern spotted skunk is considerably smaller than the more widespread and abundant striped skunk, averaging only 1 – 1.5 lbs. and 20 inches long. Historical accounts note that eastern spotted ...