The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking you to be on the lookout for the eastern spotted skunk. Jennifer Manuel, the furbearer biologist with the State of Louisiana, says the eastern spotted skunk is the smallest species of skunk. “They have this really distinctive spotted pattern, so white spots on the black coat,” says Manuel. “And then they’ll have this really brushy tail, almost very similar to a squirrel tail.”Manuel says the eastern spotted skunk has a unique behavior. Manuel says if you see an eastern spotted skunk, you can greatly help LDWF by doing one simple thing.