Skunks are found in Ann Arbor. Discuss.

Evidence for skunks

• Skunk lunges, west side Feb 2010
• Skunks in Chelsea abandominum, 2008
• Mephitis mephitis contributes to animal diversity, 2002
• Skunks displaced by construction, 2001
• A list of the mammals and birds of Ann Arbor and vicinity, by Joseph Beal Steere, notes "this animal bears man's society well, and frequently enters the city in its search for food", 1880.

Smells like a skunk, but not a skunk

• Michigan Caregivers Cup's "distinct skunk-like odor" was medical marihuana

Newsworthiness of skunks

• Ann Arbor Chronicle solicits reports of "the freshly killed skunk in the bike lane with its guts hanging out."
• AnnArbor.com reader: "Sweet Mother Mary! This is news?"