The University of New Brunswick is defending a decision to trap and kill 24 beavers on its woodlot two years ago. A group planning a protest in front of the school gates this morning is calling on the university to commit not to kill any more of the animals and to conduct a comprehensive environmental assessment of its wetlands.
“What’s going to happen if we remove the beavers, compromise the wetlands, develop all around them and make those wetlands effectively meaningless? What’s going to happen to the city of Fredericton?” said Mark D’Arcy, a UNB alumnus and spokesman for the Friends of the UNB Woodlot.
