State wildlife officials to reconsider Florida’s ‘nuisance’ wildlife rule
Posted by traperjeff on March 23, 2009
Here we go again, The state makes decisions from biologists data and here comes the “Bunny Huggers” I wish the state would look at all the stake holders and the biggest stake holder the “Public” before making these decisions.
February 4, 2009
State wildlife officials to reconsider Florida’s ‘nuisance’ wildlife rule
BY JIM WAYMER
FLORIDA TODAY
In January, a wildlife trapper trapped a bobcat in a residential area near Orlando.
Under the nuisance wildlife rule, the animal was subsequently euthanized.
“Concerns raised by the public and our commitment to continuously improve our policies led to the decision to explore the possibility of revising the rule,” the commission’s Executive Director Ken Haddad, said in a news release issued from the commission’s meeting Wednesday in Sandestin.
Other animals affected by the rule include armadillos, foxes, raccoons and coyotes.
“We have opened dialogue with key stakeholders to find an acceptable level of flexibility to our rule,” Haddad said. “We are currently considering several options and will bring back any proposed rule changes at a future commission meeting.”
Contact Waymer at 242-3663 or jwaymer@floridatoday.com