Tourist Spots Michigan Fox in Kentucky

At an August press conference, Jim Lupient, chair of the Kentucky Commission on Invasive Species, reported that the rare Michigan Fox (vulpus lavonianus) has been sighted near the Cumberland Cove Cottages in Burnside, KY.

“We’re concerned,” said Lupient. “The Michigan Fox has been known to range as far from its natural habitat as Spain, Croatia, and Ukraine. But this is the first time it’s been seen in the Bluegrass State. We don’t yet know how it will react to the local ecosystem, or how the local ecosystem will react to it. Our climate varies from wet, to soapy, to wet again, to dry. How well the Michigan Fox will adapt is anybody’s guess.”

The fox was first identified by Tammy Rae DeLaSouza of Jupiter Holler, Mississippi.

“I'd just left my cottage to hang a tankini on the clothesline,” said DeLaSouza. “Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a critter crapping in the bushes. At first, I thought it was just another of the owners’ obnoxious dogs. Those bitches are always begging for chips and salsa. But upon closer inspection, I realized that what I was seeing was, in fact, the Michigan Fox. My suspicion was confirmed later, when it curled up in an old bathtub and took a nap.”