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Baby skunk update

Reddit Animals

I was heartbroken because I thought one was orphaned but now that they travel as a group, I'm less upset. They're hiding on my patio, behind the recycle cans. All of them are tiny and impossibly cute. The city won't remove them because they're not vicious or rabid. I'm not as crazy as I sound.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

10,000 Birds

Bird rehabbers receive calls for injured turtles; veterinarians are contacted about skunks in basements. Its Executive Director and co-founder is David Crawford and the majority of its work is performed by a talented and dedicated group of volunteers. Here is a basic how-to video.

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An Owl-Full Day

10,000 Birds

The scent of skunk that perfumed one portion of the path at Pelham Bay Park seemed to foretell a skunking for us. We exchanged numbers in case either group found anything particularly good, and he gave us the exact location of a saw-whet he had spotted that morning. Things were looking up!

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