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Skunk Resources

Last Updated: February 05, 2008

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Skunks | Skunk Overview | Skunk Damage Assessment | Skunk Damage Management | Skunk Acknowledgments | Skunk Resources | ICWDM | Wildlife Species Information

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Left, the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis; right, the spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius
Left, the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis; right, the spotted skunk, Spilogale putorius

For Additional Information

  • Burt, W. H., and R. P. Grossenheider. 1976. A field guide to the mammals, 3d ed. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston. 289 pp.
  • Deems, E. F., Jr., and D. Pursley, eds. 1983. North American furbearers: a contemporary reference. Int. Assoc. Fish Wildl. Agencies and Maryland Dep. Nat. Resour. 223 pp.
  • Godin, A. J. 1982. Striped and hooded skunks. Pages 674-687 in J. A. Chapman and G. A. Feldhamer, eds. Wild mammals of North America: biology, management, and economics. The Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Howard, W. E., and R. E. Marsh. 1982. Spotted and hog-nosed skunks. Pages 664-673 in J.A. Chapman and G. A. Feldhamer, eds. Wild mammals of North America: biology, management, and economics. The Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Rosatte, Richard C. 1987. Striped, spotted, hooded, and hog-nosed skunk. Pages 598-613 in M. Novak, J. A. Baker, M. E. Obbard, and B. Malloch, eds. Wild furbearer management and conservation in North America. Ministry of Nat. Resour., Ontario, Canada.

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  • Scott E. Hygnstrom
  • Robert M. Timm
  • Gary E. Larson

Skunks | Skunk Overview | Skunk Damage Assessment | Skunk Damage Management | Skunk Acknowledgments | Skunk Resources | ICWDM | Wildlife Species Information


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