AVMA News

APRIL 24, 2023

Mountain lions, bottlenose dolphins, and striped skunks are among a long list of wild animals infected during the largest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in U.S.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2013

The scent of skunk that perfumed one portion of the path at Pelham Bay Park seemed to foretell a skunking for us. The Barred Owl was not where it had been reported, the Great Horned Owls wouldn’t show, and we saw neither a whit nor a bit of a Northern Saw-whet Owl.

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Owls Skunks Hunting New York City 188

10,000 Birds

JUNE 6, 2021

Bird rehabbers receive calls for injured turtles; veterinarians are contacted about skunks in basements. This is a godsend for wildlife professionals who are constantly swamped with calls from Good Samaritans desperately searching for help. Here is a basic how-to video.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 15, 2011

Ivy and I visited a new hiking trail in hopes of decent birding, but got completely skunked warbler-wise. Wood-Warbler Week has drawn to a close here on 10,000 Birds , yet all around the world the warbler watching remains hot and heavy. Why is it, then, that I had such a tough time finding one this weekend?

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 23, 2012

We got a chance to try out the skunk, and while it was a bit too small for our girl, you can still see how adorable it is! Had it fit properly, the skunk head would have been on her head with her ears popping out of two little holes next to the skunk’s ears. Beware trick or treaters, Baby the skunk is ready to get you!

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Another former military complex, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Reserve has very few rocky mountains in it, but it does have two herds of American Bison , at least one Striped Skunk , a lot of deer and an amazing number of birds (278 species in eBird). The park is a former US arsenal that has been rewilded.

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Colorado Denver Skunks Wildlife Reserve 213

10,000 Birds

JUNE 25, 2014

I don’t know much about stink-badgers, except that they are possibly closer to skunks than badgers, but seeing any of the poorly known carnivores of Asia’s forests is always a privilege. A pair of mating vipers. Sleeping Black-headed Pitta!

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