‘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.
2 comments on “BC RELOCATES BEAVERS?”
Frank herbert
July 22, 2024 at 8:05 amJust likecanywhere else, there are many places in Canada where beavers are so plentiful that they have overcrowded their habitat.
Another issue many don’t take into consideration is zoological diseases such as tularemia. Tularemia is not only beutal on beavers, but can live in the watershed for a decade. Basically tularemia will poison a watershed for 7-10 years. If a carrier is put in a watershed, congrats, you’ve just killed clot of beavers and poisoned the area for a decade. There is no way to test on live beavers.
Eva Hartmann
July 22, 2024 at 8:47 pmHello, hello!
Greetings from Canada BC! 🇨🇦 Every province, every type of land ownership, every provincially permitted research project has its own rules on beaver-relocation.
We certainly knew that the two beavers were adults. They were heath-checked, tagged, microchipped, weighed and if injuries warrant we xray our beavers should they get anesthetized as well. If media wants to know if they “came to us with their names”, we just had to chuckle..
We do appreciate the attention about our intentions. Be kind – to beavers & the people that help them.
Cheers,
Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society