Traps, drink lids and jars injuring BC skunks
UPSETTING IMAGES: Critter Care Wildlife Society reports numerous human-caused injuries to skunks.
August 7, 2024
Tag: skunk
Surprising ways skunks help your ecosystem
Urban, suburban, or rural, skunks are keeping communities healthy!
May 1, 2024
My dog was sprayed by a skunk. Now what?
Need solutions to dealing with the smell or knowing when to seek veterinary care?
March 22, 2024
Dumpster drainage holes can be a danger to skunks
Covering drainage holes or using a mesh protector may be required by law in your municipality and will prevent injuries to skunks.
September 13, 2023
Five facts you need to know about skunks in your neighbourhood
You can coexist with skunks in your neighbourhood. These five facts will help get you started!
September 12, 2023
Stinky Misconceptions About Skunks
Volunteer writer Réjeanne Lacroix breaks down six common misconceptions about neighbourhood skunks – and that can help us coexist.
December 5, 2022
Eye on Wildlife: Trail cams help explore urban ecosystem
“People sometimes don’t realize how much wildlife is all around them,” writes Michael Howie. “Trail cameras give us a glimpse into an ecosystem we rarely get to see.”
May 12, 2022
Skunks are on the move in February
Have you utilized these five tips to prevent negative encounters for you, pets and neighbourhood skunks?
February 18, 2022
UPDATE: Reward offered: $1050 re illegal trap used on Richmond skunk
NO GRAPHIC IMAGES: A skunk injured by an illegal trap was humanely euthanized by wildlife rehabilitators.
August 4, 2020
Five MORE ways to spring into action for wildlife
Even more ways you can help wildlife this spring! Which ones are you going to do?
March 12, 2020
Keep skunks safe with these four easy steps!
The Fur-Bearers have four ways that you can help skunks in your neighbourhood that are as simple as 1, 2, 3…
May 22, 2019
Four quick ways to keep neighbourhood skunks safe
The Fur-Bearers have four ways that you can help skunks in your neighbourhood that are as simple as 1, 2, 3… and 4!
August 28, 2018
Four easy ways to keep skunks safe in your neighbourhood
Protecting our striped friends is as simple as 1, 2, 3… and 4!
September 14, 2017
$1,000 reward: skunk dragging leg-hold found in South Vancouver
It is always shocking and disturbing when homeowners find animals injured by traps. But when it’s in the middle of a major city, another dimension
August 24, 2016
Rabies cases continue to climb in Hamilton: simple steps can protect pets, families
The City of Hamilton (Ontario) is experiencing an unusual spike in raccoon rabies cases this season – and despite what the media has implied, the
March 30, 2016
Open letter: Tim Hortons, help us protect wildlife by changing lids
As a company with clear Canadian values on the environment and animal welfare, we today write you in hopes that you will take a leadership role in solving a wildlife-related issue.
September 21, 2015
Juvenile female skunk latest victim of cruel traps in BC
A juvenile female skunk, likely looking for her own territory after leaving her mother in the Delta region, is the latest victim of a cruel
August 5, 2015
Calgary Herald does good for skunks after culling petition starts
It’s not unusual for people to put up a stink in the early spring, when skunks are starting to look for food and mates. In
February 23, 2015
An unintended trap mauls baby skunk
The stories of traps and their victims have been in the Calgary media lately. From a beaver tortured in an allegedly humane Conibear trap to
August 12, 2014
Victory: Windsor ends skunk trapping program
You did it! The City of Windsor Council tonight voted unanimously to end the trapping portion of their skunk program. After a long, at times
July 22, 2014
Windsor’s skunk program an epic failure – like we predicted
One year ago, the City of Windsor, Ontario, announced it would manage the apparent climb in the local skunk population with a lethal program. Residents
July 15, 2014
