World's biggest beaver dam can be seen from space

The Telegraph ^ | 4 May 2010 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

This woodland construction is the world's biggest beaver dam, which at 2,790ft is more than twice the length of the Hoover dam and can be seen from space.

The mammals use trees, mud and stone to make a type of moat where they can use their swimming skills to evade any predators.

The families live in lodges on the dams and spend their days adding to and repairing the incredible structures.

The dam was spotted by experts monitoring the size and spread of the beaver dams in North America.

It is located on the southern edge of Wood Buffalo National Park in Northern Alberta, Canada

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[Deb]

Ooops, I thought this was another Meghan McCain thread.

[maggief]

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

There are hidden contradictions in the minds of people
who “love Nature” while deploring the “artificialities”
with which “Man has spoiled ‘Nature.’ “
The obvious contradiction lies in their choice of words,
which imply that Man and his artifacts are not part
of “Nature”, but beavers and their dams are.
But the contradictions go deeper than this prima-facie
absurdity.
In declaring his love for a beaver dam (erected by beavers
for beavers’ purposes) and his hatred for dams erected by
men (for the purposes of men) the “Naturist” reveals his
hatred for his own race, i.e. his own self-hatred.
In the case,of “Naturists” such self-hatred is
understandable; they are such a sorry lot.
But hatred is too strong an emotion to feel toward them;
pity and contempt are the most they rate.
As for me, willy-nilly I am a man, not a beaver, and H.
sapiens is the only race I have or can have.
Fortunately for me, I like being part of a race made up
of men and women, it strikes me as a fine arrangement
and perfectly “natural.”

LAZARUS LONG

[llevrok]

Building permit?

Or at least an environmental impact statement!

[wilco200]

From space?

that photo looks little it’s maybe a thousand feet up.

[OldMissileer]

A 22-250 at 300 yards works for me! :-)

[Responsibility2nd]

World's biggest beaver dam can be seen from space

 

 

 

Let me know, will ya, when you can see the World's biggest dam beaver....

 

[saleman]

“June, looks like I’m going to have to spank the Beaver”

[llevrok]

Do beavers shave in warm seasons?

[Daffynition]

[Responsibility2nd]

Beaver ping.

Do I really need to explain?

[Lazamataz]

I’d dam sure hit it.

[goodwithagun]

Hillary, you can get waxing services at any decent salon.

[Lazamataz]

Nice dam beaver.

[Mich Patriot]

"Definition of curmudgeon, if you ask me."

"Old Curmudgeon" from Founders Brewerey in Grand Rapids, MI is an excellent old ale brewed with molasses, oak aged, and rings in at 9.8% ABV. Tasty stuff!

[BIGLOOK]

There was a beaver dam on a creek on my great uncle's dairy farm, it had been there for centuries and had created a peat bog of about 50 acres.

But the real problem for my great uncle's farm and the adjacent farms was the bigger the bog, the more beavers, the bigger the dam until it started flooding the pastures.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, the farmers trapped the beavers to control them and sell the pelts. But in the mid 20th century, the gov't sided with the beavers and trapping was severely limited.

'Rats are rodents too.

[ErnBatavia]

Sometimes ya gotta just let the beaver air out a little...

[Daffynition]

My sympathies. I saw an episode on Discovery, where the loggers [Pellitiers?] took out a beaver dam b/c it was flooding the road they used to get the timber to the mill. It was funny b/c all the while you know the enviro-weinies/PETA types were having a fit!

[woofie]

Here is a good size one

[Daffynition]

A closer view...