Castor canadensis

Posted 28 May 2012 by

Castor canadensis -- American beaver. Sorry, the beavers are asleep now, but they deforested this area to build a lodge. Walden Ponds, Boulder, Colorado.

5 Comments

Karen S. · 28 May 2012

Leave it to beavers to deforest an entire area.

Mike Elzinga · 28 May 2012

Yup; them thar beavers can chuck more wood than a woodchuck can.

Henry J · 28 May 2012

Did they have a permit to do that? :p

Joe Felsenstein · 28 May 2012

My late aunt and uncle had a cabin on a lake in New Jersey. The lake was surrounded by pines and birches. They were excited when beavers showed up in the lake after an absence of almost a century. They were less than happy when the beavers went around the lake systematically eliminating all the birches.

https://me.yahoo.com/a/JxVN0eQFqtmgoY7wC1cZM44ET_iAanxHQmLgYgX_Zhn8#57cad · 29 May 2012

Castorgenic global warming.

It was always the fault of the beavers' deforestation, in fact....

Glen Davidson