Striped Polecats are also known as Zorillas or Zorilles, and they can be found throughout Africa – from the east coast to the South.1 They are about 12-16 inches long, which doesn’t include their tail.
European Polecats Are Part of the Mustelidae Family
European Polecats are part of the Mustelidae family, which includes weasels, stoats, skunks, martens, mink, and otters.
Misunderstood Mesos: Aardwolves
Among the shrublands of Africa lives a fascinating mesocarnivore that is named after two other, more popular, species. However, the aardwolf is not related to either the aardvark or wolf, but rather an ancient member of the Hyaenidae, or hyena family. Even though...
Wildlife Telemetry in Action in California
Here’s some exciting wolf news from California: the California Department of Fish and Wildlife captured two gray wolves in mid-March, put satellite collars on them, took DNA samples, and released them back into the wild.1 One wolf is known as OR85, who had been...
Listen: Red Wolves – Preventing Extinction…Again
Check out this throwback episode of RadioWild where we talk with Regina Mossotti, the director of Animal Care and Conservation at the Endangered Wolf Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Red wolves are on the brink of becoming abandoned by the very organization that set out to save them from extinction.
Misunderstood Mesos: Coatis
Throughout the rainforests, mountaintops, and deserts of South and Central America, Mexico, and the Southern United States roam a peculiar mesocarnivore that is losing habitat quickly. Despite the adaptability and ecological importance of this New World mammal, land clearing, and forest fragmentation are squeezing some of their populations toward extinction. These relatives of the raccoon and ringtail hold an important niche in their habitats yet remain misunderstood and unprotected in most of their range.