Well our anonybeaver is alive and gaining weight. There are  no broken bones so they don’t  think she was hit by a car. She’s gained some weight and gets to go outside to the larger enclosure and swim  in the kiddie pool. They’re still unsure about her cognitive functioning so we talked a little about which beaver sense should be the sharpest.

The wildlife hospital relies on your support to do this work so donate now and why not also mention that you support their care of beavers!  

Meanwhile, now that Jon’s officially an almost citizen  its time catch up  with my other  jobs. like asking for donations for the silent auction, getting our banners updated, finding bands and planting tomato seedlings. Later in the  month i have  to go to the parks  and recreation commission to make sure we can have another festival.

Busy as you know  what. But I’m sure  we  all  have time for this nice report from Vermont public radio.

Outdoor Radio: Wintertime With North American Beavers

 

In this month’s episode of Outdoor Radio, conservation biologist Steve Faccio joins Kent McFarland and Sara Zahendra on a frozen beaver pond in Pomfret, Vermont. Together they explore what winter is like in an active beaver lodge and dam. They venture on the ice looking for the beavers’ winter stash of food hidden in the snow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice! And just in you are thinking that this interest in beavers is a flash in pan and not here to stay, think again. A friend sent a link to this 1950 Disney True-life adventure film that was just put online. I was stunned at  how savvy the narration was but the soundtrack has seen better days. And that dam is a beauty!