Posted on 01/27/2006 11:34:27 AM PST by Shermy
Beavers can introduce the parasite Giardia into the water, with diarrhea and vomiting a result, an intestinal ailment known as 'Beaver fever' (Giardiasis) in the USA.
Now the City of Oslo's Department of Water and Sanitation is concerned that the revival of the beaver population in the woods around the capital can mean trouble.
"We have increased the frequency of taking test samples and we are keeping an eye on where the beaver are. In North America the parasite the beaver carries makes the water undrinkable. We are not worried but are taking a safety first approach," said Terje Wold at Water and Sanitation.
Norway's Food Safety Authority began investigating the potential problem before Christmas, and so far the presence of Giardia has not been proven - but authorities are not willing to rule out the danger. If the beaver population continues to rise, the Authority could see thinning the rodent's ranks as a possible counter measure.
One beaver couple made headlines last autumn when they felled an aspen grove and built a two-meter high lodge near the mouth of Maridalsvannet, Oslo's chief source of drinking water. The beaver have been there for a few years and so far water tests near them have come up clean.
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I got that.
I'm on the next flight to Oslo!!! Giggity, giggity, giggity.
Norwegian beaver bump
I get the feeling this thread is going to go down fast. lol
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Pinging a certain FReeper... ;)
It's perfectly save to eat Beaver. Just don't drink the bath water.
I will not touch this thread with a ten foot pole.
I will not touch this thread with a ten foot pole.
I will not touch this thread with a ten foot pole.
Strength, Courage.
I too young to be banned.
The peculiar timing of this latest embarrassing announcement, i.e., just as the Sons of Norway begin planning the festivities for St. Olaf's Day, and Norwegian Independence, leads me to once again suspect the none-too-subtle hand of the Royal Swedish Intelligence Services are involved here.
In fact, I would not put it past them to infiltrate mind-controlled, giardia-infested, possibly rabid, beavers onto the sacred soil of Norway
Yes, once again that Sürstremming-like aroma of a Swede set-up wafts over Norway. The Swedes have bitterly regretted the granting of independence to Norway ever since the discovery of oil. By publishing this spurious Giardia/Beaver report, they hope to shake the faith of the Norwegians in their water supply. Obviously, the Swedish Indian-Givers are trying to generate unrest and the collapse of the Norwegian Royal Family, hoping to be asked back in by a groundswell of support from a demoralized, and mistakenly hydrophobic public.
Giardia? HA! Obviously these treacherous, Sürstremming-slurping squareheads to not realize that a bit of Lutefisk on Rye Cracker Bread, quickly followed by freezing akvavit will render any Norwegian impervious to any known disease.
Bring on your sick beavers, Swedes! The oil remains ours!
Beavers are cute like Bambi, and so nothing will probably be done. Who cares if thousands or millions get Beaver Fever.
That was one of the best responses I've ever read on FR !
LOL !
The Swedes? Those despicable &^^%&*()$%^%!
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