From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 15, 1976:

George Korch, a graduate student in mammology at Kansas University, volunteered this week for the skunk-catching business in Lawrence. Korch was about to begin a study on skunks, and he needed the animals for subjects, resulting in his willingness to capture them at no charge. Korch’s name was to be added to the city’s list of people willing and able to catch the little mammals. Skunk complaints were currently being referred to Leonard Blanton, Oskaloosa, who performed skunk removal for a fee. Lawrence residents with patios or concrete driveways were reported to be having trouble with the animals burrowing in and creating a home. Any animals caught by Korch were to be taken to his West Campus office and sacrificed for science. The reproductive tracts were to be used in a study of population estimation; the stomachs were to be examined for food content; and the weight of the eye lens was to be evaluated for a study on aging.