Comments on: Introduction

By: Kirstyn

Kirstyn — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:17:51 +0000

I was at kingsdominionand i was riding go-karts when a mother skunk and eight babies came out. I got sprayed! it was SO bad!

By: Stevie Leonard

Stevie Leonard — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:50:26 +0000

I love the but their spray stinks like $%$% if in your eyes it burns and your nose dies!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:40:31 +0000

Maybe you covered this in your program, but I was wondering about the skunk’s own sense of smell. You say that they’re carnivores, and I’ve seen them apparently digging for grubs. Do they have large or small olfactory lobes in their brains?

Thanks

By: Pati Temple

Pati Temple — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:24:48 +0000

We would like to purchase a DVD of the skunk program.

How do we do this?

By: M LABERA

M LABERA — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:32:53 +0000

I had a false impression about skunks until I saw this show. Thank you, NATURE, for dispelling ignorance. Skunks have such sweet, sensitive faces and a very affectionate nature. Thank you for making us aware !

By: Elvin

Elvin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:37:52 +0000

The show, ‘Is that Skunk?’, was really PBS at its best! Thorough, informative, entertaining and a little bit quirky! Keep up the great work!

As to feral cats, I hope the show does discourage feeding them. They have a devastating impact on songbird populations and feeding them just inflates the problem started by irresponsible pet owners.

By: Kathy Kron

Kathy Kron — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:26:28 +0000

I am an animal lover but am somewhat dismayed and concered after watching Nature: Is that skunk? When Marysville residents determined that the lure for the skunks was cat food put out for ferals, the city pressured citizens to discontinue putting out food. This is all and well, I suppose, for the skunks as they are suited for the woods and are adept at finding other (more natural) sources of food. My concern is for the feral cat population. They would have become dependent on this food source and to drastically cut it down could be disasterous to the cats. This could cause huge numbers of painful starvation. The feral cat “problem” is really a people problem – irresponsible pet owners who don’t spay/neuter and abondon their animals when they move. The poor cats should not be victimized twice. Please tell me that those individuals who had been feeding the cats at least mobilized efforts to have the cats trapper/neutered/released (TNR programs are very successful around the country)and found other means to care for the cats. To cut them off cold turkey is just cruel. I hope someone will email me to assure me the cats were humanely delt with.

By: Babara Castro

Babara Castro — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 05:51:05 +0000

Great show. I have lived in Taos for 15 years an have seen dozens of skunks and bottle fed a few. Never have I seen a rabid skunk here. They are great at keeping the mouse population down, better then my cats. They rid the garden of grasshoppers. They are better than guard dogs at keeping your property safe. By the way the most dangerous bite is from humans.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:42:01 +0000

After reading all these posts, I feel it ought to be noted by all, especially the pet-shunk lovers… that there are MANY states where it is illegal to import and/or possess a domestically bred skunk. For example, no state in New England permits pet skunks without being issued a permit by that state’s Wildlife Agency. So before you get people all excited to buy those that you are breeding or pay adoption fees for those you rescued… do the responsible thing and tell them they MUST check their state/city regulations first! Otherwise, they get confiscated and often euthanized, which I know none of you want unless your only objective is the profit of the sale. 70 posts and not one mention of it…

By: Jeffrey Hetchler

Jeffrey Hetchler — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:38:45 +0000

Skunks are 2nd in transmissions to humans, after their agressive cousins, and before dogs, foxes, bats and cats. Few wild skunks are up to date on their shots. If someone saw this show and decided to get to close they could be infected. The stink and fear keeps people away, which is good for both of them. Racoons infect people because they are not afraid of them.
And Healthy skunks are fearless and don’t scurry off like feral felines and canides.

OK I just hate them and it’s personal
KC Says:

Hey, Jeffrey..The key word there was RABID skunk. Of course a rabid animal of any sort will just attack, no questions asked. Dogs and cats can get rabies, too. Did you ever think of that?