Striped polecats (Ictonyx striatus), or the African zorilla, are small carnivores that look like North American skunks but aren't. They're more closely related to weasels and have smaller, slender ...

Deep in the heart of Cheshire, a unique conservation project is helping to return a rare native species to the British countryside. For the past six years, the RSPCA Wildlife Centre at Stapeley Grange ...

An orphaned polecat found at the side of the road, has been adopted by a Wiltshire family. The three month old kit - named Tommy - was spotted at the roadside by Gary Cox from Shalbourne, near Burbage ...

Polecat on the alert at the RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, Cheshire Credit: Photo: RII SCHROER Fresh from the packet, the bite-proof gauntlets look like the answer to Rob Scrivens's prayers.

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