DEAR JOAN: We have a skunk hiding in a space under a storage container in our backyard. Neighbors had seen it several days ago (one of the neighbors feeds a feral cat colony, so I think it was ...

Whether you live in the city, the suburbs or a rural area, wildlife can encroach on your land. Unfortunately, many of these animals — including raccoons, feral cats and opossums — can quickly become ...

The idea came to Darren Batman on a cold November night about 20 years ago, when the putrid smell of skunks under his home rose through the vents in the floor. It was time to build a better skunk trap ...

SPARKS -- A trapper who caught a cat and a skunk at a busy park has touched off a debate over Nevada laws that don't prohibit animal traps at municipal parks. The Nevada Humane Society said it rescued ...

WEYMOUTH — Wildlife advocates on the South Shore say they’re seeing an increase in the number of animals critically injured by illegal leg-hold traps, with a nursing skunk in Holbrook becoming the ...

SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF) -- Wildlife Emergency Services crews responded to three rescues of skunks caught in rat traps in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties in four days, which the group said Monday is an ...