Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Massachusetts
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Massachusetts Project


Demography and Habitat of Striped Skunks on the Island of Martha's Vineyard

January 2006 - December 2011


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife

Striped skunks in coastal environments have not been studied. We examined their demographic characteristics and habitat use of both natural and anthropogenic habitat features, as well as potential interactions with beach-nesting birds.