Elyse Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/29/beaver-kills-man-belarus Sad. It's too bad...the beavers must not have any natural predators in the area to keep their populations in check. But, I had to chuckle when somebody on another site commented: "Now I know why Canada has chosen the beaver as its national symbol. When they are left alone - all is fine. But when not...well, now we know." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankmayfield Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Yeah, the guy had it coming. This is Darwin Awards stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky-gunner Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 lol like they was going to get rid of em by spraying water at them could just see them like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 lol like they was going to get rid of em by spraying water at them could just see them like this lol - well, I think they don't want to cull them. But that's the problem - this is one of these situations when you have no choice: they NEED to be culled, because their populations are out of control. (due to lack of predators, etc) They are destroying all the forests and displacing a lot of other animals. The guy in the article says it wouldn't be challenging to sport hunt them because they are like 'sitting ducks' on their dams. So what? Put a price on their pelts - everybody likes money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky-gunner Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 very true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loops Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 wtf was he doing grabbing it for a photo shoot?. however cute and sweet it is its still a wild animal what a (dead)muppet. Having said that my condolences to his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 very true Like, I don't want to sound harsh (re-read that post, and it sorta came of that way), but if they don't do something about it the ecosystems over there are going to collapse. And other animals are going to suffer. I love all animals, and it always hurts to see them killed/etc, but because they are overpopulated (and unless there is a way to reintroduce predators that were once NATIVE to the land), then culling is their only option. That being said...I don't think anywhere in that article it said he tried to grab it for a photo shoot? If so then...well...Darwin awards. But, still...condolences to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loops Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 don't they also have a barb somewhere on that tail that can poison people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elyse Posted May 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 don't they also have a barb somewhere on that tail that can poison people? Nope - their tail is flat...for communication purposes (slapping the water), helps them to swim better (acts like a giant rudder, basically), etc. More about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_beaver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankmayfield Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 That being said...I don't think anywhere in that article it said he tried to grab it for a photo shoot? If so then...well...Darwin awards. But, still...condolences to his family. "The fisherman, who has not been named at the request of his family, was driving with friends toward the Shestakovskoye lake, west of the capital, Minsk, when he spotted the beaver along the side of the road and stopped the car. As he tried to grab the animal to have his picture taken, it bit him several times. One of the bites cut a major artery in his leg, according to Sulim. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aronoiiel Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Idiot I feel sorry for that family on so many levels. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 what in the name of..... grabbing it for a photo shoot?? Oh jeez... Deep condolences to his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I thought Darwin award when I read that story, too. They ay be overpopulated, but they are still wild animals and should be treated as such. I can't speak to the European variety, but I know the American variety are very beneficial - they provide ponds t hold back flood waters, they limit the amount of undergrowth in the forests, .... okay, I'll quit. Putting a bounty on them is normally counterproductive since it's kill 'em all! With no regard to where they might be. A beaver pond in the "back woods" is as apt to be trapped as one in someones neighborhood - one would be a nuisance, the other a natural benefit. and yes, my sympathy goes out to the family of the fellow who was stupid enough to try for a photo shoot with a wild animal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loops Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Nope - their tail is flat...for communication purposes (slapping the water), helps them to swim better (acts like a giant rudder, basically), etc. More about them here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_beaver it came to me later that its the duck billed platypus that made a man severely ill if not killing him with a thing on its tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 condolences to his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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