‘Nuisance’ beavers relocated, put to work in dried-up watershed

A pair of “nuisance” beavers that were causing flooding and damaging trees on farms near Merritt, B.C., have had their talents redirected elsewhere — a nearby dried-up watershed. 

The beavers — named Thor and Edda by their rehabilitators — were dubbed nuisances by farm owners after doing what beavers do: eating trees and diverting water. 

They were removed in late June, and after a few weeks of rehabilitation, were released in the Nicola watershed, on Nooaitch First Nation land earlier this week. 

“They are going to be released to do their good work of beavering … and building wetlands,” said Eva Hartmann, executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in Summerland. 

As far as I know Canada has a fairly strict no relocation policy,but I guess its sometime allowed on tribal lands. This whole thing doesn’t sound very rehearsed to me and listening to her interview doesn’t exactly fill me with a secure knowledge of these beavers future success.

The only speak baby talk? Adult beavers grunt and hiss and sometimes bellow. Only baby talk? Um could that possibly be because they are babies?

Good luck little beavers.