Massachusetts skunk mom’s heartbreaking tale: race to reunite her with missing babies

“Their bodies tell me a story that their mouths can not. Her body tells me she is a mother and there are young babies waiting for her somewhere. Her mammary glands are large and full of milk.

She was found wedged in a fence and no one knows exactly how long she was there – it could have been days. She tries to walk but collapses when she does. We are working on stabilizing her.

In the meantime, we have others in the area keeping an eye out for her babies. After 24 hours without mom – hungry babies will often start to wonder outside the den looking for her…

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