(Lansing, MI) – Michigan’s DNR may expand the list of nuisance animals to include a lot of neighborhood critters. The Department of Natural Resources last week said it wants to add beavers, cottontail rabbits, opossums, weasels, muskrats, fox squirrels, gray squirrels, red squirrels, and ground squirrels to the list of animals that can be killed without a permit. The DNR says all of the animals are doing damage to land across the state.
Currently, Michigan’s nuisance list includes just woodchucks, skunks, raccoons, and coyotes. There is some opposition, including from tribal leaders who say the animals play an important part in their culture. The DNR is scheduled to meet again on the issue next week.
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