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City Of St. Catharines Halts Beaver Trapping
posted on February 12, 2009
Here's some good news about that Standard article re: beaver trapping. The trapping has been stopped. Here's the letter we sent and the response from the Mayor (his email is included for those who also want to write).
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Mr. Hamilton,
Thank you for your email -- sent through the City's website -- regarding the issue of beaver trapping in St. Catharines.
Councillors were initially unaware of the trapping. Once it was brought to Council's attention they asked that further trapping be stopped and that staff investigate other means of resolving the concerns caused by the beaver. Once completed, the report will be brought to council for consideration.
Best regards,
Brian McMullan
Mayor
City of St. Catharines
50 Church Street
Box 3012
St. Catharines, ON
905-688-5600 ext 1540
905-688-5955 (fax)
bmcmullan@stcatharines.ca
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From: Lifeforce
Sent: Thu 1/15/2009 2:07 PM
To: CLERKS Website Division Mailbox
Subject: Inhumane Killing of Beaver
Open Letter
Dear Mayor and Council:
I have just read an article in the Standard that stated that your city has hired a trapper to kill beavers - our national symbol. The inhumane conibear trap is not an instant kill trap. The animals can die an excruciating death.
There are humane alternatives that I would like to discuss and provide more details. For example, in Fort Langley, BC the parks people put one cut tree out so the beavers don't go after standing trees. In addition, wire can be put around standing trees to stop beavers from chewing on them. If flooding could be a problem then pond levelers are a simple, inexpensive pipe method that prevents any overflows
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During my 30 years of working with wildlife and resolving any human/wildlife conflicts I have found that beautiful, sentient wildlife need not be killed. Using lethal methods is cruel and barbaric. Wildlife populations have natural biological controls and, in general, do not overpopulate. Hunters and trappers create "imbalances" as excuses to get their blood money. Wildlife are not "renewable resources". Many species are facing extinction.
Humans and animals share the same habits. We all live in complex, fragile ecosystems that must be protected. We can and must live in harmony with wildlife and nature. Let's respect wildlife not kill them.
Peter Hamilton
Lifeforce Founding Director
(604)649-5258
lifeforcesociety@hotmail.com
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