beavers released in scotland

[Ted Newgent 4,896]

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-scotland-42152765/three-beavers-released-into-the-wild

seriously,i live in canada and we cant shoot/trap enough of them.

they cause so much damage its unreal

 

why on earth does someone think this is a good idea???

[Billy b 724]

Bad little things ain't they ?

[Flipper_Al 1,012]

Was there something wrong with the beaver they have up there......

[trappa 517]

Well personally Id love to see them round here.

[Guest edrd]

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Edited March 3, 2018 by edrd

[j j m 6,480]

they will do some damage

[polonose00 21]

releasing more cos population not sustainable

[mackem 23,736]

3 hours ago, Ted Newgent said:

they cause so much damage its unreal

i saw two on the area of grass at the side of the parliament building in Ottawa,they are a lot bigger than I originally thought from seeing them on TV.

[Ted Newgent 4,896]

they are huge animals and very very destructive

 

here is a mum and baby

she was around 40lbs

Edited November 29, 2017 by Ted Newgent

[Welsh_red 4,306]

47 minutes ago, Ted Newgent said:

they are huge animals and very very destructive

 

here is a mum and baby

she was around 40lbs

Do you skin them ? 

[keepdiggin 9,215]

Get rid off all the wildlife let’s just hunt scents ffs 

[Ted Newgent 4,896]

43 minutes ago, Welsh_red said:

Do you skin them ? 

no

i pass them over to bear hunters who hang them in trees for bear bait

bears cant get enough beaver.

also the local councils pay $50 a tail come spring time as the beavers are out of control and cause

so much damage with the dams and trees

18 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

Get rid off all the wildlife let’s just hunt scents ffs 

here were i am we are over run with them.

they are really hard to control

[South hams hunter 8,832]

We have a few in Devon now as well, I'd love to see a decent wild population 

[Greyman 25,220]

Also got a photo of one a couple of years ago on the Cotswold water park, it was not shy and sat outside my mates bivvie for about 20 mins before wandering off surprising what's out there doing  well  right under our noses, just wondering  if a terrier can go into one of those dams, back in the 70,80,s they were crying out for people to dig out those coypu,s on the Norfolk broads doubt it will happen again though we,ve gone all soft, another thing about beavers I heard they contaminate the water they live in with a bacteria I,ve heard Americans refer to it as beaver fever which makes me chuckle , but might not be a laugh if you get it, but like many things they are here so let's see what happens 

[neil cooney 10,415]

Doesn't the Beaver carry a parasite that's lethal to humans if swallowed in the water ??

IMO there's not enough thought put into these introductions in Britain because once released there is 100% no chance of a cull no matter what goes wrong. Just look at the fact that Mink Hunting was banned. Says it all. Talk of Lynx now and a Lynx can kill an adult. Wait till the bunny huggers start feeding them and make them not afraid of people.