In a recent issue of the Scope newspaper, there was an article written by Kerri Breen, on a class action suit moose collision victims are trying to start against the Government of Newfoundland & Labrador. There claim is that, "because the government of Newfoundland brought the animals here in 1912, it would be guilty of negligence if the hazard was foreseeable back then." Basically, a case of "public nuisance."

I have to say this is by far the weirdest case I have ever heard of! And, I might add seems like a waste of tax payers dollars to defend against! I really do not see how the government can be held liable for this, especially in the cases where speed was a factor! But, this is my opinion!

What do you think?

Also Check out this article from the Globe and Mail; Victims of moose-vehicle crashes suing Newfoundland

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Gerald
look over this idea a solution which they did in British Clumbia was

http://www.wildlifeaccidents.ca/wps.htm

In 2002 and 2003 it was the latest thing (10 yrs old almost ) and it worked

In a recent release by VOCM, entitled SOPAC Continues Pleas to Control Moose Problem, says the chair of SOPAC (Eugene Nippard) claims that the moose problem in the province is out of hand. Nippard States "the only way anything is going to get accomplished, is if they all sit around a table and talk. He thinks the wildlife officers should be there as well, because they know about the subject better than anyone."

 

 

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