Woodrats coming back to Indiana

Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are teaming up to see if they can boost the fortunes of Allegheny woodrats, endangered in Indiana since 1984.

[bemgolf]

An interesting experiment. However, I would rather the effort and resources be spent on restoring habitat; fish restocking and maintaining our wetlands.25

[SouthernFried]

and they taste good too

[Kinsey Institute]

I heard that IU's Kinsey Institute was passed over for this study

[Payin-the-Toll]

Sounds like a great mascot/name for a high-school basketball team!

[itsalldownhill]

so glad the rats are back!

[better believe it]

WHAT? Since these rats were educated in Indiana and moved out of state does that mean that there going to use this same method on humans next. These rats have went to a lot of trouble building thier new condos in the wooded hills of Kentucky over looking the Ohio. Now any attempt to revive the population of these hard working rats in Indiana is nothing more than a far reach for tax dollars. It is just outrageous to say the least? How would you feel if a total stranger come to your home and moved you to another state? Talking about breaking up the families. I think it is politically motivated by Mitch to waste more of our tax dollars. How like him to look for an opportunity in ever misery. Stop this dixie stampede write to your congressman or women today maybe Dan Burton or Julie Carson could help here.

[crb2]

Omg some people are dumb I guess.. The fact that these rats became extinct in Indiana is due to developement and change of environment.

On a second note, nevermind this isn't worth the time to talk about.

[talking head]

good somthing more to shoot at mmmm taste like chicken !!!!!!!!

[JBP]

Oh, I thought you meant Hudnut was back in town.

[Shirley Wardzi nski]

" Idle hands are the devil's workshop"?

[crazydave]

If southern Indiana is in need of more rats, perhaps we could move the legislature down there.

[paisleyposey]

better believe it wrote:

WHAT? Since these rats were educated in Indiana and moved out of state does that mean that there going to use this same method on humans next. These rats have went to a lot of trouble building thier new condos in the wooded hills of Kentucky over looking the Ohio. Now any attempt to revive the population of these hard working rats in Indiana is nothing more than a far reach for tax dollars. It is just outrageous to say the least? How would you feel if a total stranger come to your home and moved you to another state? Talking about breaking up the families. I think it is politically motivated by Mitch to waste more of our tax dollars. How like him to look for an opportunity in ever misery. Stop this dixie stampede write to your congressman or women today maybe Dan Burton or Julie Carson could help here.

That's funny! LOL

[terycarl]

we have to bring them in to do jobs that Indiana rats won't do

[Elvan]

Now there's something to do with our money! I will admit to a lack of familiarity with the Allegheny Woodrat. But, if it's anything at all like the Bushy Tailed Woodrats of NW Montana, the biologist who said they are "clean" is just completely wrong. The ones here are filthy, and I can smell their foul odor at about 100 yards. And they don't figure into the food chain at all. Scavengers here won't even eat them, they're so foul.