{"id":160,"date":"2016-06-07T01:11:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T01:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandybrown-koala-804212.hostingersite.com\/?p=160"},"modified":"2018-07-30T18:22:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T18:22:34","slug":"how-to-co-exist-with-our-beaver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacsam.info\/?p=160&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"How to Co-Exist with our Beaver"},"content":{"rendered":"

This family-based, monogamous, buck-toothed, national emblem and keystone species can appear to be a nuisance to some cottagers.\u00a0 \u2018Removal\u2019 is typically the chosen solution yet, lethal trapping has shown to be, at most, a temporary solution.\u00a0 Eventually new families of beaver will take up residence in ecosystems \u2018emptied\u2019 of this species. In the meantime, the wetland habitat may deteriorate while the conibear traps may also entrap unintended species including eagles and dogs and leave orphaned kits.<\/p>\n

There is another way.\u00a0 Co-existence. There is room for both of us, human and beaver (who self-regulate its population), and here are some tips to deal with certain beaver \u2018problems\u2019:<\/p>\n

Tree Damage<\/strong>:\u00a0 Beavers like young fast-growing species like aspen and birch. While they naturally open up the forest canopy, they can target your special tree.\u00a0 Simply wrap sturdy wire mesh around the base of your tree about 4\u2019 high leaving a 6\u201d space from the trunk.<\/p>\n

Dock Lodges: <\/strong>To prevent beavers from making a home under your dock, wrap galvanized, welded wire fencing around your flotation blocks and wooden supports.\u00a0 Replace foam flotation blocks with foam logs encased in a resistant polyethylene shell.<\/p>\n

Giardiasis: <\/strong>This gastro illness is caused by the ingestion of giardia cysts from human or animal fecal wastes into surface water supplies.\u00a0 Fractional levels of this parasite have been found in national surveys having minimal impact. The beaver is taking the rap for this diarrhea-inducing parasite, but some question whether humans are actually more to blame. (One study shows giardia infected beavers downstream of a human campsite but not upstream.)<\/p>\n

To prevent \u2018beaver fever\u2019:<\/p>\n