Revenge of the beavers

When last we checked in with the beavers of the Tennessee Valley, a retired woman was winning a months-long battle with them and writing a book about the experience, with hilarious results.

Now, a week later, the Huntsville area's beavers are relishing the sweet taste of vengeance. The Huntsville Times, which has yet to fail at keeping me abreast of the beaver situation in north Alabama, reports today that a Madison County circuit judge has upheld a $30,000 jury award against a landowner over flooding damage caused by beaver dams on his land. The landowner's attorney unsuccessfully argued that it was unfair to punish his client for out-of-control beavers. After all, he said, the state just couldn't keep the beavers in line. Neither could federal agencies.

Beavers 1, Humans 1. As always, I'll be here with complete coverage of the series.