[at-l] Possums & More Animules

[Bluetrail@aol.com]

One recent year a possum took up residence under the workbench in my garage.  
I had to call the country animal control, set a humane cage trap, and get 
animal control to release the possum far from the garage.  They might be cute 
when they're little, but they're nasty when cornered, scared my cats to 
death, and the critters stink lots worse than a thruhiker--especially when 
living in your garage.

In the same vein as our amazement at the range of possums in North America, 
has it struck anyone else that a few other species are making a comeback?  
For example a state forestry guy told me that beavers (once virtually 
erradicated in Florida) are becoming a real pest in the Florida panhandle.  
The critters are gnawing down Aunt Bea's favorite dogwood, signs on wooden 
poles, timber, etc.  Coyotes are down as far as the Ocala National Forest, 
and probably farther south than that. 

What's next? Will we see the eastern woods bison along the AT?  Yes, I know 
that we're still losing species everyday, but some animules seems to have a 
remarkable ability to adapt to the horrors we've committed on the 
environment.  Anyone else know of recovering/spreading populations? 

Joan
bluetrail@aol.com
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