T in the park day is a huge musical event in Scotland that attracts around 250,000. The venue began in the 90’s and last year had 70,000 of its attendees chose to camp out on sight. The T ain’t for thermoses of the english breakfast variety. It’s for “Tennent’s” the brewery that started the festival.
But this year it might just stand for “Trees”.
New wildlife threat for T in the Park? Beaver spotted at Strathallan raises uncertainty over festival layout
A BEAVER has been spotted on the site of the T in the Park music festival
It is understood the creature is living on Strathallan Estate in Perthshire, where the event will take place in July.
Beavers were reintroduced to Scotland in 2009 after a 400-year absence.
It is unclear what, if any, effect the animal’s presence will have on the festival layout.
That’s right, an uninvited beaver will ruin the whole thing, obviously. Apparently someone showed a photo of a beaver chewed tree, and now folks are in a panic that the whole event might topple. Fortunately there’s at least ONE wildlife writer who doesn’t think it’s time to panic.
Wildlife writer rejects T in the Park beaver claims
A leading wildlife expert has distanced himself from claims that beavers could topple this summer’s T in the Park festival.
The Scottish Sun today suggested organisers face a new wildlife threat after evidence of beavers at the event’s Strathallan Castle home.
But naturalist Jim Crumley — quoted in The Sun article — said today there is no cause for concern.
“All I have seen as yet is a photograph (of a fallen tree), so I don’t know if this is one beaver passing through or if there is more activity in the area which might suggest a family group,” he said.
Mr Crumley said there are major differences between possible beaver activity at Strathallan and the recent case of a rogue beaver at Pitlochry, which was moved by conservationists last week.
“Unlike the Moulin Burn beaver, which SNH trapped and relocated, there is no problem here,” he said. “And the fact that one beaver has cut down a tree in January does not mean that T in the Park will be overrun inJuly.”
Oh you reasonable fellow! People want a nice panic – must you deny them? It’s a well established factoid that beavers ruin parties. Didn’t you know that?
Unless this year the event is EVEN BIGGER because folks want to come see the beaver!
Onto the new donation from our friends at Nerdy Cute in Olympia Washington. If you have any of those ridiculous kitten posters with that saying “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on” you can go ahead right now and throw them out. Because obviously this is much better.
