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White-backed hog-nosed skunk

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White-backed hog-nosed skunk
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Camera traps at the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit recently identified a white-backed hog-nosed skunk – the second-known sighting in Oklahoma since 1930! This finding is the first evidence of the skunk and is within the range of a poorly documented subspecies in decline.  

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Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

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