P.E.I. is notorious for its beaver ways. And I mean notorious even compared to the place in Texas that tried to lure beavers with a can of beans. P.E.I. has insisted they weren’t native, they harmed salmon, and they cause fevers, long after they had any business doing so, They were so horribly stubborn that I don’t feel at all guilty for the early photoshop in their honor, which to date remains one of my all-time favorites.
Well now they are claiming an unpopular beaver just went away.
Beaver no longer a problem at Heather Moyse Heritage Park
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. —
A beaver that had been causing problems at Heather Moyse Heritage Park since at least September has finally left the area.
The animal had taken down numerous trees, valued at several thousand dollars, and created a small dam that caused the water in the pond to rise. The city was also concerned, noting an urban park isn’t an ideal location for a beaver to live.
After discovering the beaver’s makeshift habitat, the city hired a trapper to remove the animal – though trapping the beaver proved to be harder than expected.
The live traps that were set were unsuccessful at capturing the rodent.
Gosh that’s so surprising! Aren’t you surprise? I mean normally people who are trained to kill things and asked to use completely different methods to take them alive have no difficulty adapting. I’m sure he was using expensive hancocks and following all the directions to the T right?
The trapper then switched to a snare method – which were later removed. He replaced them with more live traps, after being asked by JP Desrosiers, director of community services for Summerside, due to safety concerns from the public.
Even though the beaver once again evaded capture, Desrosiers says the problem solved itself.
“Our trapper advised after a two-week period that all signs point to the beaver vacating the park and [moving] elsewhere,” Desrosiers wrote in an email to the Journal Pioneer.
Desrosiers said that officials continue to monitor the area to see if the beaver returns. Given the time of year, though, he said it’s unlikely it will be back.
He went away on his own? I mean when the pest guy tells you there aren’t any more mice in the house because they just went away on their own you should believe him? In November? In P.E.I. where the average winter temperature is -7 a beaver would just pack up his bags and go live someplace new with no lodge and no food cache just before December?
Sure. And that puppy went to live on the farm. I know.
Have fun watching the beaver moon partial eclipse by the way…This is how it looked in India a few hours ago.,.
