USDA fights endless battle of wits with ingenious beavers
In his weekly column, Columbus historian Rufus Ward often recounts the experiences of the first white settlers to move into Lowndes County in the early 19th century.
Our View: Beavers: The first landscape architects
Each year, the state of Mississippi and as many as 70 of the state’s 82 counties provide funds for beaver control, money used by the USDA Wildlife Services uses to control the beaver population and destroy the dams they build.
Lawmakers to meet on state’s wild hog problem
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are to hear from wildlife and hunting experts Monday on possible programs to combat a growing wild hog population. Mississippi wildlife
Birney Imes: At war with the beavers
Tuesday afternoon James Towery stood in a cluster of willow trees near the edge of Proctor Lake.
Possumhaw: Not worth a dam
I know I’m going to hear from the beaver lady, but if she could have seen Sam’s face, she would have understood. Six years ago
Starkville going after beaver problem
Down in the brush along some railroad tracks off Lynn Lane, not far from Southwire Company and Starkville Recycling, a dam backs water up into a dark, murky pool.