Beaver rewilding in London UK.

[Gypsydog94 4,688]

Just now, Gypsydog94 said:

Didn’t realise otters will kill beaver young 

[mackem 29,522]

1 hour ago, Gypsydog94 said:

Didn’t realise otters will kill beaver young 

I watched a family of otter,adults and kits,last year living on a very small lake beside a family of beaver,I also had no idea otter would kill and eat young beaver.

[paulus 26]

Otters are nomadic and opportunistic when it comes to food. Around here they use the canals as highways eating mainly the signal crayfish they contain but if an opportunity arises they will exploit that food resource until its depleted then move on.  

[Greyman 31,305]

15 hours ago, paulus said:

Otters are nomadic and opportunistic when it comes to food. Around here they use the canals as highways eating mainly the signal crayfish they contain but if an opportunity arises they will exploit that food resource until its depleted then move on.  

Otters are a badass apex predator, and willing and capable of killing a lot of mammal and bird life as well as fish, think aquatic stoat/weasel but weighing in at 30/40 lb  

[paulus 26]

1 hour ago, Greyman said:

Otters are a badass apex predator, and willing and capable of killing a lot of mammal and bird life as well as fish, think aquatic stoat/weasel but weighing in at 30/40 lb  

More like an aquatic Pine martin mate, They are far bigger than you think when you see one up and close. 

[Moocher71 4,053]

On 24/03/2022 at 07:17, Greyman said:

Give it ten years and we’ll be culling them, meant to make quite good eating though

I've had European beaver few times a stall on local market selling venison,boar and beaver sausages,

 

[mackem 29,522]

30 minutes ago, Moocher71 said:

I've had European beaver few times a stall on local market selling venison,boar and beaver sausages,

 

I have eaten a few European beaver Mooch…….

[Moocher71 4,053]

18 hours ago, paulus said:

Otters are nomadic and opportunistic when it comes to food. Around here they use the canals as highways eating mainly the signal crayfish they contain but if an opportunity arises they will exploit that food resource until its depleted then move on.  

Apparently they otters on local river and lakes but I've never seen one but I have seen few mink , would mink stay in same area as otter ?

[Greyman 31,305]

1 hour ago, Moocher71 said:

Apparently they otters on local river and lakes but I've never seen one but I have seen few mink , would mink stay in same area as otter ?

That is an open debate mate, as I’ve seen otters reappear in my area I’ve seen mink disappear but in some environments they do apparently live alongside one another  

[Greyman 31,305]

2 hours ago, paulus said:

More like an aquatic Pine martin mate, They are far bigger than you think when you see one up and close. 

I no they were meant to be a good test for a dog to dig to back in the day and easily on par with a badger I do no of a Russel that killed one after a fair old ding dong but that was out in the open

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

4 hours ago, Greyman said:

Otters are a badass apex predator, and willing and capable of killing a lot of mammal and bird life as well as fish, think aquatic stoat/weasel but weighing in at 30/40 lb  

40 lb pushing the jackanory scale a bit there GM .

[Greyman 31,305]

Obviously your right again

[paulus 26]

2 hours ago, Moocher71 said:

Apparently they otters on local river and lakes but I've never seen one but I have seen few mink , would mink stay in same area as otter ?

People say No but in my experience i would say yes providing there's an abundant food source, Get out at night as they are far more active after dark. 

[Greyman 31,305]

This was on the Cotswolds years back, source of the Thames recon they,ll make it to London on there own eventually 

[paulus 26]

1 minute ago, Greyman said:

This was on the Cotswolds years back, source of the Thames recon they,ll make it to London on there own eventually 

Makes a change for them not to have escaped from Woburn Lol