Animal rights activists packed the Natural Resource Commission meeting Thursday to speak out against adding nine animals to the nuisance list, which would allow killing and trapping them in certain situations without a permit. After hours of public comment, acting DNR Director Shannon LOTT announced that she would be signing the expansion of the animals considered a nuisance to include woodchuck, skunk, raccoon, coyote, opossum, cottontail rabbit, fox squirrel, grey squirrel, ground squirrel and red squirrel. Muskrat and beaver will also be on the list but in a more limited form. “Acting Director Lott appreciates all the comments we have
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