Striped Skunk Tracks

Photo of striped skunk tracks and an illustration of tracks to aid in identifying skunk tracks in the field.
Photo of striped skunk tracks next to a measuring tape along with illustrated front and hind tracks and the track pattern of a striped skunk.

Photo: Terry Kem and Illustrations: Dan Goodman

Striped skunk tracks in sand. Note the claw marks of the front feet register a distance from the paw pad.
Striped skunk tracks in sand. Note the claw marks of the front feet register a distance from the paw pad.

Photo: Terry Kem

Illustrated by: Lynn Hawkinson Smith

A striped skunk is walking through the snow near a barbed wire fence that has fallen over.
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