socks 32,253 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Just listening to radio2 about the beavers on the river otter ... Seeing as they haven't been here for 500 years would they be classed as an invasive species and therefore legally trapped if you wanted ........ Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Don't dust down your 330's yet! I think i am correct in saying that the beavers won't have legal protection insofar as they won't be named on a species list, nor protected by said list. HOWEVER, they cannot be legally trapped as they will not be on the quarry list either...... 1 Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 They have also been legally released so are not classed as invasive. Would make a nice hat though Darcy !! tut tut ! drug related avatars ? whatever next! Quote Link to post
gamerooster 1,179 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Plus a trap big enough to trap a beaver are not authorised in this country 1 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 On 28/01/2015 at 14:37, Rake aboot said: They have also been legally released so are not classed as invasive. Would make a nice hat though Darcy !! tut tut ! drug related avatars ? whatever next! They haven't been legally released nobody knows how they got there ...... Quote Link to post
dogs-n-natives 1,182 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 Theres a few up by me too in Scotland, Id like to think that, once established in sustainable numbers, we could have a limited trapping season, but lets face it, that aint going to happen in the UK is it! Though at some point they will cause big trouble. In Canada, any water beavers frequent is classed as unsafe to drink. This is due to Giardiasis (beaver fever). Its a protozoan infection, that can make you quite ill. Beaver activity in UK Good hunting 1 Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 On 28/01/2015 at 16:35, socks said: On 28/01/2015 at 14:37, Rake aboot said: They have also been legally released so are not classed as invasive. Would make a nice hat though Darcy !! tut tut ! drug related avatars ? whatever next! They haven't been legally released nobody knows how they got there ...... My mistake, I though this was the English version of the Scottish experiment to release them. Hmm, sounds iffy then, who would do such a thing ?? they cannae run, so that rules the lurcher boys out ! Quote Link to post
outandabout 27 Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 It'll be interesting to see what happens in the next few years if they breed successfully. During last years floods, at least a few of the beavers at a local 'sanctuary' in kent escaped, and now reside in the local drains/streams - possibly now in the river? They have been left to roam, and no effort (as far as I'm aware) has been made to get them back into capivity. Makes you wonder if the floods were seen by some as a convenient time to release a few, in various locations... Quote Link to post
Stoater 21 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 I REALLY do hope beavers don't start living in and damaging rivers around here. Would be the final nail in the coffin. Quote Link to post
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