Every day in the past two weeks I've had a call about skunks. Due to the number of calls I felt it was necessary to add this article on skunks.
Skunks are members of the weasel family.
They have short legs which gives them the appearance of waddling when they walk. They are excellent diggers, are slow-moving and poor climbers. A skunks territory may be as wide as 30-40 acres and they den in shallow burrows or hollow logs. Where urbanization has occurred, skunks have adapted by burrowing beneath buildings, decks, dumps and woodpiles and can dig a burrow a foot underground with well hidden entrances. They like things warm, dry and dark and will pick an area that is also defensible.