Have you ever noticed that there is a huge increase in roadkill skunks in the late winter and wondered why it happens? There is a biological reason for it, and I delve into what drives this phenomenon in this video.
If you would like to learn about another critter that often has trouble crossing roads check out this video: https://youtu.be/n7vmFGyOMTk
Have a cool skunk story? Please share it in the comments!
Link to purchase the book, Attract Pollinators and Wildlife to Your Yard – 15 Free and Easy Ways.
Become Part of the Backyard Ecology Community!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/backyardecology
Or you can give a one-time donation at:
PayPal Donate:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/cmd=_sxclick&hosted_button_id=K7F3HJLJT9F8N
We offer online classes covering a wide range of topics from native plants, basic botany, invasive species, and much more. To see what is currently being offered please check here:
https://shannontrimboli.com/events/category/classes/
Get books from Backyard Ecology here:
https://shannontrimboli.com/shop/
Want to learn more about nature in your backyard? Check out this free Backyard Ecology content:
Blog: https://www.backyardecology.net/blog
Podcast: https://www.backyardecology.net/podcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backyardecology
Looking for native plants in the Kentucky/Tennessee area, we may have what you are looking for in our native plant nursery:
Busy Bee Nursery and Consulting:
https://busybeenurseryandconsulting.com/
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to Late Winter Skunks and Roads
0:24 Skunk Breeding Season
0:47 Why Skunks Can’t Run Fast
1:16 Skunks Chemical Defense Is Not Good Against Cars!
1:33 How Skunk Populations Endure Many Males Not Surviving
1:44 Skunk Gestation and Baby Skunks
source
Do you have any cool stories about skunks? Please tell us in the comments! If you would like to learn about another critter that has trouble with roads check out this video: https://youtu.be/n7vmFGyOMTk
Poor Pepe Le Pew 😞
when I'm driving down the road and smell skunk, I just assume my pothead son has been driving my truck again…….
Interesting video! Same here in my area with the skunks, although I think the south has a higher ratio of the ecological hero, the poorly sighted possum, that don’t make it when crossing at night 😢
Super informative as usual!
I feel lucky we don't have Skunks in the "wild" here! i can only imagine what the smell is like, based on descriptions, potent!