Lupo:

The "fur coat industry" was a great way to utilize one of our resources, rather than waste it.

Fur bearer populations need to be controlled just as deer and other animal populations. They are a totally renewable resource, and should never be wasted.

Beaver in this state are quickly becoming over populated...again. A check of the history will tell you that beaver populations are at their historical high.,..as in just as many as when the Hudson Bay Company trappers were here so many decades ago.

The ones accountable for the release of these nutria in the south are those morons that took the easy way out of their stocks...not the fur industry.

Blaming the fur industry as a whole for this potential disaster would be like holding Richard Petty accountable for fast cars on the fwy.

Raccons, wild mink, beaver, coyote, bobcat, etc. all have their place in nature, and in man's world. A totally renewable resource that can be appreciated, enjoyed, and never wasted due to man's stupidity. Unlike petroleum products, the fur industry uses a completely renewable resource...just like fishing...but it should never be mis-managed or wasted.

Just rambling on, I guess. This is not a simple issue (Nutria), and it will be very difficult to keep in check if the population gets out of hand.

Mike