Today representatives Greene, Atkins & Garry will be considering the addition of 131-80 B which will allow recreational beaver trapping in half of the state. Long time beaver friend Mike Callahan will be there to testify on the value of using flow devices to manage problematic behavior. New beaver foe Laura Hajduk, introduced by the slanted NYTimes piece last week will be there to talk about their horrific population explosion and exaggerate their heinous furry crimes. It should be the episode of “boston legal” you don’t want to miss.
Yesterday she spoke at the University of Massachusetts Wildlife Conference.
Recent changes and projected trends in management of the “overabundant”: beavers in transition from resource to pest. Jennifer E. Strules, Laura Hajduk, Robert D. Deblinger, Kiana Koenen, and Stephen DeStefano; University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
The title tells you everything you need to know about this bit of beaver slander. I can only assume the word “overabundant” is in quotation marks because they know it’s a lie. Obviously the lecture was a disappointing collection of exaggeration and distortion, of the quality that one might find from say, oh, a city council member—not from public officials charged with protecting the state’s wildlife.
Mike’s kinder, gentler (read: saner) talk is tomorrow morning. It is encouragingly titled:
The best management practices for resolving beaver – human conflicts: the use of innovative flow device technologies, scope and limits. Michael W. Callahan, Beaver Solutions.
No quotations marks necessary. Good luck Mike!
