This tiny western skunk covers more ground than mammals 100 times its size
A western spotted skunk peeks out of a live trap set by Oregon State University researchers who tracked the tube-sock like ...
Studying some of Oregon's most elusive little stinkers
From 2017 to 2019, OSU researchers studied the western spotted skunk in a research forest an hour east of Eugene.
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Oregon researcher sprayed roughly 100 times in quest to study tiny skunk
After suffering roughly 100 sprays during her 2.5 years studying the Western spotted skunk, an Oregon State University ...
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OSU study: Tiny, elusive tube sock-like skunk in the Cascades covers more ground than deer, sensitive to severe winters
A study in Oregon's Cascade Range of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive ...
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Little is known about the striped skunk's smellier, spotted cousin. That's changing
New research from Oregon State University paints a portrait of the elusive spotted skunk living in the Pacific Northwest.
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Tube sock-like skunk can cover more ground than deer, study finds
The western spotted skunk, which typically weighs 1 to 2 pounds and is about the size of a squirrel, is smaller than the striped skunk that is common in urban environments. "The easiest way to ...
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Oregon researcher sprayed roughly 100 times in quest to study tiny skunk
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After suffering roughly 100 sprays during her 2.5 years studying the Western spotted skunk, an Oregon State University researcher recently published her findings ...
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Tube sock-like skunk covers more ground than deer, impacted by winter weather, study finds
The research is important because small mammals such as the western spotted skunk face major threats from human-induced land use change, said Marie Tosa, who as an Oregon State University graduate ...