Beaver attack! OCD_OCD: http://news.sky.com/story/1076746/beaver-bites-man-to-death-in-belarus-attack A fisherman has been bitten to death by a beaver after trying to take its photograph. The man was on a fishing trip at Lake Shestakov in Belarus with two friends when they spotted the animal on the side of the road. He stopped so that he could take a picture but as he approached the beaver it pounced on him, biting him in the thigh. His friends attempted to stem the flow of blood from the wound but the animal’s bite had severed a main artery and the man, who came from Brest, bled to death. Beaver attacks are rare and according to experts those animals that do go for humans are usually rabid. However, they are not unheard off. Earlier this week a video was posted on YouTube showing a man in the Tver region, northwest of Moscow, running away from a beaver who charged at him as he was filming in the area. Last year in the US two girls were mauled by a beaver in a lake in Virginia as they swam. They suffered serious bite and scratch injuries. A man was also attacked in New York and an elderly woman in Washington. In 2003 in Belarus a farm manager and farmhand were bitten by a rabid beaver as they tried to chase it from a barn. They survived the attack. Beavers are the second largest rodents in the world. OCD_OCD:  Who knew they were so fast! There's a video at the link. I think I dislike beavers as much as snakes and cats now.   LostInTheSeventies: Suddenly my exploration of the beaver dams at two of the parks I visited makes me a daredevil! sebtheanimal: Wow, I had several beaver encounters. Wanted to get closer but they run away. They chewed up some tree trunks so I thought that's how a possible attack might come, to my leg, but they'd jump back in the water.  Hyenablood: beavers are one of the symbols of canada, it's on our coin. This serves as a great warning : don't think of a animal or a nation as soft, gentle, fearful. We'll prove you SO wrong.  calybonos: Never underestimate the power of our furry friend. One small beaver can wreak havoc on your wood. The mere sight of a beaver can cause rapid heartbeat, stiffening of the joints, itching, profuse sweating, mental impairment, and a loss of clothing. Strangely enough, these symptoms can be alleviated by confronting the beaver head on, and attacking it vigorously. However, for your own safety, it is recommended that you buy it dinner and wet it down before making your first move. (Edited by calybonos)  ~LoisLane~: Poor guy. When I saw this on the news I was on the phone with my mom. She thought I was pulling her leg when I told her about it . Beavers (although cute) are dangerous and vicious. They really are not like the cartoons at all I see them up north in the summer all the time. My uncle has a constant battle with them. calybonos: I knew a girl that liked having her beaver tased....it didn't turn out well. I shoulda worn a rubber. ~LoisLane~: Tased......Jeez that would kill......(Im laughing here and have deleted my comment twice so far) I will stick to the safe one.  lori100: ....come on OCD.......how did you NOT know Piggy wouldn't be able to resist a thread called 'Beaver Attack' ............  xox G xox: Topic: Animals <----- should go in this forum section or Topic: Dating hang on, thought of one more <------- this Topic: Music section, I havent read the OP so Beaver could refer to a couple of thing Just jokes, haven a silly Sunday morning for SnG (Edited by xox G xox)  Serabi: Government in Action ----------------- This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan. This guy's response is hilarious, but read the State's letter before you get to the response letter. (This is the State's Letter!) SUBJECT: DEQ File No.97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Montcalm County Dear Mr. DeVries: It has come to the attention of the Department of Environmental Quality that there has been recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced parcel of property. You have been certified as the legal landowner and/or contractor who did the following unauthorized activity: Construction and maintenance of two wood debris dams across the outlet stream of Spring Pond. A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity. A review of the department's files shows that no permits have been issued. Therefore, the Department has determined that this activity is in violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, annotated. The Department has been informed that one or both of the dams partially failed during a recent rain event, causing debris and flooding at downstream locations. We find that dams of this nature are inherently hazardous and cannot be permitted. The Department therefore orders you to cease and desist all activities at this location, and to restore the stream to a free-flow condition by removing all wood and brush forming the dams from the stream channel. All restoration work shall be completed no later than January 31, 2005. Please notify this office when the restoration has been completed so that a follow-up site inspection may be scheduled by our staff. Failure to comply with this request or any further unauthorized activity on the site may result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement action. We anticipate and would appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at this office if you have any questions. Sincerely, David L. Price, District Representative Land and Water Management Division ** Here is the actual response sent back by Mr. DeVries: ** Re: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023; T11N; R10W, Sec. 20; Montcalm County. Dear Mr. Price, Your certified letter dated 12/17/02 has been handed to me to respond to. I am the legal landowner but not the Contractor at 2088 Dagget, Pierson, Michigan. A couple of beavers are in the process of constructing and maintaining two wood "debris" dams across the outlet stream of my Spring Pond. While I did not pay for, authorize, nor supervise their dam project, I think they would be highly offended that you call their skillful use of natures building materials "debris." I would like to challenge your department to attempt to emulate their dam project any time and/or any place you choose. I believe I can safely state there is no way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination and/or their dam work ethic. As to your request, I do not think the beavers are aware that they must - first fill out a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity. My first ! dam question to you is: (1) Are you trying to discriminate against my Spring Pond Beavers, or (2) do you require all beavers throughout this state to conform to said dam request? If you are not discriminating against these particular beavers, through the Freedom of Information Act, I request completed copies of all those other applicable beaver dam permits that have been issued. Perhaps we will see if there really is a dam violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101to 324.30113 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, annotated. I have several concerns. My first concern is; aren't the beavers entitled to legal representation? The Spring Pond Beavers are financially destitute and are unable to pay for said representation -- so the State will have to provide them with a dam lawyer. The Department's dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed during a recent rain event, causing flooding, is proof that this is a natural occurrence, which the Department is required to protect. In other words, we should leave the Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than harassing them and calling their dam names. If you want the stream "restored" to a dam free-flow condition please contact the beavers -- but if you are going to arrest them, they obviously did not pay any attention to your dam letter, they being unable to read English. In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond Beavers have a right to build their unauthorized dams as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green and water flows downstream. They have more dam rights than I do to live and enjoy Spring Pond. If the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection lives up to its name, it should protect the natural resources(Beavers) and the environment (Beavers' Dams). So, as far as the beavers and I are concerned, this dam case can be referred for more elevated enforcement action right now. Why wait until 1/31/2005? The Spring Pond Beavers may be under the dam ice then and there will be no way for you or your dam staff to contact/harass them then. In conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention to a real environmental quality (health) problem in the area. It is the bears! Bears are actually defecating in our woods. I definitely believe you should be persecuting the defecating bears and leave the beavers alone. If you are going to investigate the beaver dam, watch your step! (The bears are not careful where they dump!) Being unable to comply with your dam request, and being unable to contact you on your dam answering machine, I am sending this response to your dam office. THANK YOU. RYAN DEVRIES & THE DAM BEAVERS | Off Topic Chat Room Similar Conversations |
