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A small albino skunk, about as large as a house cat, sniffed and stomped its way through her yard in mid-April. "It was like rooting around, snuffling around in the grass looking for grubs or bugs ...
Two species of this nocturnal, omnivorous family occur in California. Ring-tailed cat, Bassariscus astutus; Raccoon, Procyon lotor (harvest) Order: Carnivora Family: Mephitidae. Two species of skunks occur in California. Striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis (harvest) Western spotted skunk, Spilogale gracilis (harvest)
Skunk species vary in size from about 15.6 to 37 in (40 to 94 cm) long and in weight from about 1.1 lb (0.50 kg) (spotted skunks) to 18 lb (8.2 kg) (hog-nosed skunks). They have moderately elongated bodies with relatively short, well-muscled legs and long front claws for digging. They have five toes on each foot. Back left foot of an albino skunk
An island spotted skunk. The spotted skunk is only confirmed to exist on Santa Cruz Island and Santa Rosa Island. It used to be confirmed to exist on a third island, San Miguel Island, but is now presumed, but not confirmed, extirpated from there. Santa Cruz Island houses some skunks, however, Santa Rosa Island is home to over three thousand.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY (FOX40) - Wildlife control experts are seeing a spike in calls recently, for help removing skunks. Simply put, skunks across Northern California are looking for love in all the ...
Arctostaphylos mendocinoensis, a species of manzanita found only in Mendocino and Sonoma counties; Astragalus agnicidus, a species of milkvetch found only in Mendocino and Humboldt counties
Rare albino mink spotted in Port Washington with a company of others. Some residents are concerned for their safety. Frolicking group of mink, including an albino, spark social media stir in Port ...
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.