Re: Picket Line

**m* l* <m*@earthlink.net>**

My house was built in the 1950s, and I live on a culdesac.  Raccoons 
are proliferating at such a pace they're moving into this area 
(isolated by Interstate on the south, deep canal on the north and 
busy highways fore and aft.  How is the raccoon population explosion 
a "human"-caused problem?  Margaret Lauterbach

>"Pests," like most things, are in the eye of the beholder. And simplistic
>solutions usually don't solve complex problems.
>Let Jeff's experience be a lesson to us all. Doing adequate research,
>writing about what we know, and checking our facts are just as important
>today, as ever.
>
>Until humans begin to understand that the deer, bear, racoon etc.,
>"problems" are caused by PEOPLE, we will remain unable to solve them.
>
>Why not try sustainable development? It can't be any worse than what
>we've already created.
>
>Regards,
>
>Lois J. de Vries
>Visit http://loisdevries.blogspot.com

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