Martinez beaver may be injured

Mercury News ^ | 1/3/08 | Lisa P. White

[NormsRevenge]

MARTINEZ - A disoriented and possibly injured beaver was taken from Alhambra Creek to the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek this afternoon.| Marie Woods, an employee at the Contra Costa County Community Services Department, said she saw a beaver behaving strangely at about 1:25 p.m. in the area where beavers have built a dam.

"The beaver was just swimming around in the water and he looked so tired or sick," Woods said, adding it bumped into the concrete walls of the creekbed. "He would topple over in the water and then swim away again."

Woods said a bystander jumped into the creek and pulled the beaver out.

[NormsRevenge]

With the rains anticipated the next few days in the area, the beavers’ dam may have to be removed..

[cripplecreek]

Poor lil Beaver just needs love.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

I’m just here for the June Cleaver pics.

[Billthedrill]

Shouldn't this be in Breaking News?

I know - I just KNOW - that my fellow FReepers would never stoop to taking a cheap shot on the title. I just know it.

[Alright_on_the_LeftCoast]

Why is this newsworthy?....

[commish]

Good lord I have a gutter mind.. I read the headline and thought “Mel Martinez has a beaver????”

[Uriah_lost]

“Thanks...I just had it stuffed.”

[cripplecreek]

Dammed Beavers.

http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/dammed.asp

[Kolokotronis]

Sounds rabid.

[RightWhale]

Possibly blind beaver.

[NormsRevenge]

sounds like ted kennedy at a pool party

doesn’t sound good.

[KarlInOhio]

"The beaver was just swimming around in the water and he looked so tired or sick," Woods said, adding it bumped into the concrete walls of the creekbed. "He would topple over in the water and then swim away again."

Has Fat Ted been out partying with the beaver again?

[ryan71]

Scary, huh?

Worse, we clicked to see what it looks like!

[tet68]

[RightWhale]

Why is this newsworthy?....

It's either this or Iowa.

[NormsRevenge]

Not sure how old this particulat beaver is,, but folks really picked up on this story a couple months ago..

They may end up getting flushed out of the creek yet.. we’re looking at some good rains in the area

[Alright_on_the_LeftCoast]

rofl, you’re killing me......that didn’t take long...lol

[NormsRevenge]

Why is this newsworthy?....
It’s either this or Iowa.

—

Thank you. :-}

[Billthedrill]

You win. ROTFLMAO!

[NonValueAdded]

Ward’s fault

[Candor7]

Well, this reminds me of an old TV show, " Leave it to Beaver."

One dam sick beaver is not worth 2 in the bush.

Native Americans considered the tail as a Spring feast.

Beaver is a much abused, often misunderstood, deeply appreciated, necessary fauna.

I highly recommend it.

[VRWCmember]

Well, Ward was a little rough on the Beaver last night.

[calcowgirl]

I still like the music... cute little beavers. ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOEIQMiEEdk

[digger48]

[afnamvet]

What a relief. I’m glad the beaver is getting health care. SAVE THE BEAVERS!

[Soliton]

Finally a htread not about grafting pols and trivial things. Leave it to beavers to bring us back to our senses.

[Sunnyflorida]

For a minute I was going to alert the FL ping list-keeper...

[magritte]

"Ward, I don't feel it's appropriate to post about the Beaver..."

[Daffynition]

[dynachrome]

Title of the month.
This might get pulled..

[I Drive Too Fast]

Blitzed Bad Beaver Behavior punny ping.

[OCC]

Injured? Was it stuned?

[elkfersupper]

Well, her last name is Martinez.

What's her first name?

[NormsRevenge]

Ailing Martinez beaver dies
By Andrew McGall
Bay Area News Group
Article Launched: 01/04/2008 11:51:23 AM PST

http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7882255

MARTINEZ - The ailing beaver rescued Thursday from Alhambra Creek died overnight at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek.

The animal, which seemed disoriented when a man jumped in the creek to rescue him, was in “extremely guarded” condition with a poor prognosis, museum wildlife rehabilitation director Susan Heckly said in an e-mail this morning.

He was receiving antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication and fluids to stabilize his condition, she said.

“It appears that he died in his sleep,” Heckly said.

The museum will try to determine the cause of the beaver’s illness.

[Doomonyou]

If you've ever had your nipple bitten off by a beaver...

You might be a redneck.