Wascana is in Canada at the very bottom of saskatchewan, so I don’t retain a great deal of hope for this situation but good for them for trying.

Residents concerned about beavers being killed at park by Wascana Centre workers

“I saw workers and so I just casually asked them what’s going on with the beavers and then the horrible story started on how they do trap and then kill them because they do consider them pests,” Ell says.

She began writing the Wascana Centre and province letters after learning about what she calls the “shocking” news, but says she never got a sufficient response, despite several attempts at communication.

Ell says she spoke with another park worker and was surprised to learn why park staff were instructed not to use a live trap to safely re-locate the beavers.

“He told me then that he was told there’s no money in the budget for a live trap or the manpower,” Ell says.

Ahh these well meaning women. Relocation is NEVER the answer when it comes to beavers. I know it sounds nicer than killing them outright but there just aren’t enough places for beaver to live safely  to mean you wouldn’t get new ones in a heart beat. The only way to actually SOLVE THE PROBLEM is to, you know, SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Wrap the trees you want to protect. Install a flow device if you’re worried about flooding or a blocked culvert. And get rid of the problem, not the beavers.

We know it works because we did it for a decade in Martinez. As you can clearly read if you pick up one of the new copies of Frances Backhouse new young reader book. Available now on Amazon or wherever books are sold!

This was a nice surprise. My copy arrived yesterday. Cheryl’s AND Rusty’s pictures grace the bright informative pages. Since Frances wrote it I knew it would be good. But I didn’t know it would be THIS good. You better see for yourself.
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Oh and speaking of Rusty guess what he snapped a photo of in Napa last night? So very jealous, And delighted.