Male skunks frequently leave their dens during winter months while females stay sheltered until warmer temperatures arrive ...

Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bear cat, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning, authorities say. The mammals are ...

A rabid skunk scratched an Idaho resident, setting an exceedingly rare, deadly chain reaction that killed two people — the original bite victim and his organ transplant recipient, federal officials ...

A tragic series of events led to a fatal case of transplant-related rabies earlier this year. Health officials announced Thursday that an organ recipient who underwent transplant surgery in Ohio died ...

Marie Tosa knows more about the western spotted skunk than almost anyone on Earth. Between 2017 and 2019, as a Ph.D. student at Oregon State University, Tosa trekked all over the H.J. Andrews ...

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At long last, the gorillas are coming to their new home. This morning, the San Antonio Zoo officially announced the grand opening of Congo Falls. The zoo’s state-of-the-art, two-acre habitat for ...

A skunk was caught Nov. 11 at Honolulu Harbor, making it the third skunk found in Hawaii this year after another one was caught Nov. 7 at Hilo Harbor, according to state officials. Courtesy photo ...

In a final message, Jane Goodall urged us not to lose hope, even “as we destroy one ecosystem after another, as we create worse climate change and worse loss of biodiversity.” She believed our actions ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Craig Sweet, president of Iowa Trappers Association, is set to begin his 53rd season fur trapping this ...

A rabid skunk earlier this month attacked several cats in southeastern North Carolina. Unfortunately, one cat died in the incident that occurred in Gaston County, according to WCNC While skunks are ...