The state wants your help spotting the elusive gray fox. Why it matters: The small animals, less common than the iconic red fox, are not well understood and their population is on the decline in the ...

While the red fox is familiar to many Michiganders, a smaller, more elusive relative – the gray fox – also calls our state home, and the Michigan Department of Natural ...

Gray foxes are one of Michigan's least understood mammals, living closer to people than many realize. Recent research suggests they may be much rarer than previously believed, prompting a statewide ...