Injured beaver rescued near the Sloop Tavern
An injured beaver was found and rescued from outside the Sloop Tavern (2830 NW Market St.) Sunday afternoon. My Ballard reader Zach Gaul wrote to tell us of the rescue, saying he was at the Sloop when a worker asked for some help in identifying the beaver
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Gaul said it was pretty apparent the beaver had been injured or was sick, and animal control was called out to check out the critter. When Seattle Animal Control arrived, an officer pointed out that there was some blood on the animal’s hind leg and that it would be transported to PAWS where they could treat and release him.”I have never seen a beaver around the neighborhood despite living in the area for my entire life,” Gaul writes.
Lets review what we’ve learned. Seattle rescues injured beavers. While everywhere else in the entire Northern Hemisphere injures beavers on purpose and nobody rescues them. Well, except maybe Martinez – when the cameras are pointing in the right direction.
Caring whether beavers live or die is apparently a rare trait – like diabetic left-handed albino rare. Winfield Indiana, for example, mostly just cares if they die.
Beavers still a nuisance in Winfield ponds
WINFIELD | Beavers continue to create problems in town by felling trees and building extensive dam structures in retention ponds. Building activity by the large, nocturnal, semi-aquatic rodents causes potential flooding hazard, said Tim Clayton, president of the Winfield Storm Water Board.
At the Sept. 24 Storm Water Board meeting, Clayton said licensed beaver trapper Tom Larson could remove the animals at a cost of $200 per beaver.
200 per beaver for a ten month fix? Beavers must be the trappers best friend! For a family of five you could afford to put in two flow devices and never worry about this problem again. I can only assume that beavers are getting more nascent defenders in the state, because we have been reading more of these stories. I will write them about better investments and hope someone pays attention.
In the meantime we should still appreciate Washington.
