I don't know him, but I would guess that either he, or the people who convinced him, have an agenda.



My feeling is that quite a bit of this type of legislation is put forth by AR people, and is often supported by academics, who only see the plus side of trying to control ecological problems. The academics are paid by taxes, not by trying to produce something that is salable on the market. So many don't know, or don't care, about trying to make a living in "the real world". In fact, the more wildlife regulation, the more grants will probably be available to them. So there are many academics who will support the extremist AR agenda, whether they agree with the whole agenda or not.



I guess one of the proactive things our side needs to do is to find credible academics who also have an interest in the economic stakes of the problems and solutions proposed. We need some established academics who are willing to try to find answers that balance freedom and economic opportunity vs. "the easy way" of controlling exotics by simple bans, and who will support us in our fight to survive.

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