Comments on: Beaver Family Saved From Death Sentence

By: Tourmo Beale

Tourmo Beale — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:58:41 +0000

Nancy G. reports that the Tidal Basin Beavers were removed by a sniper with a high-powered rifle: “Had a sharpshooter do the deed under cover of darkness.” While there are no shortage of crack shots in the Washington, DC area, in the various branches of government protection services like the Secret Service and the US Capitol Police, as well as elite military marksmen like Marine Corps Scout Snipers, her scenario is not only unlikely, it is untrue. The Beavers were humanely trapped, alive, by a company called Adcock’s Trapping Service, and the traps were removed from the area in broad daylight before scores of witnesses.

While I suppose it is possible that the trapped Beavers were merely elaborate look-a-likes, planted by the US Government, in order to cover-up the Phoenix Program-style Beaver assassinations covertly carried out under the cover of darkness in an extremely popular and often-visited area of Washington, DC.

Perhaps the Beavers knew too much.

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:31:19 +0000

Isn’t that the way we solve everything? If we can’t control it or change it, then we kill it!!! And we have the nerve to call ourselves a civilized nation.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:46:08 +0000

I must admit I did like the idea “to relocate the people who wanted the beavers killed.”

I didn’t know about Scotland either. That is a great option. It’s troubling to me that the wildlife officials think the beavers are a nuisance animal and brush them off without even searching for viable solutions.

Your tax dollars paying for their salaries!

By: Robert Davis

Robert Davis — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:01:46 +0000

Nancy G - great idea! I didn’t realize Scotland didn’t have any.

By: Nancy G.

Nancy G. — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:00:40 +0000

Send them to Scotland. The BBC says they plan on reintroducing beavers to Scotland, where apparently they are extinct, by 2009. Sadly this sort of idiocy goes on all the time here in the US- beavers move in and they are killed because they are downing trees and “we cannot relocate them.” To great public indignation they killed 2 a few years ago that were felling trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. Had a sharpshooter do the deed under cover of darkness.

By: Robert Davis

Robert Davis — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:54:40 +0000

I guess the Beaver Planning Committee needs to work closer with Local Planning Boards to ensure they can live in peace! At least they are not going to be killed.