When New York made the beaver its state mammal in 1975, what state's governor was outraged, saying “We were there first. They should find their own animal and keep off our territory"?

Oregon made the beaver its state mammal in 1969, 6 years before New York. The Oregon governor added that the "beaver, which lives in and around rivers and streams, is much more suited to Oregon than New York because of the heavy rainfall in Oregon.”

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