Beavers in Oakville???

[MEGHAN]

So recently some of my co-workers have been saying they have been seeing a pair of Beavers here at work.  I figured what they were seeing were Muskrats. Someone took a photo of one of them last night, and it sure looks like a Beaver. What do you guys think?




What is the range of Beavers. Whenever I think of them, up north comes to mind. I know there is a big lodge at Humber Bay, but this just seems weird to me.
I work at the Ford Plant. Sure we have a few catch basins and a marsh with a creek running through it. Actually the creek is a long one. It goes from Lake Ontario to up north of the 401. But this does not seem like a smart place for beavers to make a home. We have no less than 500 trailers moving in and out of the yard every day. To get from the small marsh where the creek runs through to one of the catch basins, the beavers have to cross through the truck/trailer yard. They normally do this late at night or before dawn, but it is not a very safe place to be.
Anyone have any thought on this. Any other beaver sightings in odd non beaver type places?
Nice to see so close to home but I just found this strange.

Meghan

[newfoundlander61]

Yep,  a Beaver for a sure.

[rcflier]

That would be Joshua Creek, and has no fewer than 3 arteries feeding it as far north as Burnamthorpe / Ninth Line / 407 .

Maybe the Beavers need a crossing guard

[Reuven_M]

I believe there's beavers in all the big rivers through the GTA (Credit, Etobicoke creek, Humber, Don, Rouge)

[MiniRaps]

I back on to a very, very small tributary to Humber Creek out in Brampton.  We have had issues with some beavers taking down the city trees.  I think it is payback for taking over their space.  Good for them.

[KP]

American Beavers and their signs are a common sight in Toronto's creeks and rivers.  The Etobicoke Creek, Mimico Creek, Humber River, Don River, Highland Creek, and the Rouge River are all good places to look.  Some places along the Toronto Waterfront are also good.  I would imagine American Beavers would be common in Bronte Creek, Sixteen Mile Creek, and some places along the Oakville Waterfront.

[Brian Bailey]

American Beaver?  When did that happen to Castor canadensis?  Does every species of everything that lacks an adjective need to be "American"?

Just my five cents worth.  :wink:

BB

[thouc]

American Beaver as opposed to Eurasian Beaver, which is suitable as American Beaver occurs both in Canada and USA. The problem lies more in the use of "American" as only referring to United States, when  America is a whole continent...

According to Wikipedia it's called North American Beaver, but I don't find that name elsewhere, and Canadian Beaver refers to the subspecies Castor canadensis canadensis.

[lovemypt]

American Beaver as opposed to Eurasian Beaver, which is suitable as American Beaver occurs both in Canada and USA. The problem lies more in the use of "American" as only referring to United States, when  America is a whole continent...

According to Wikipedia it's called North American Beaver, but I don't find that name elsewhere, and Canadian Beaver refers to the subspecies Castor canadensis canadensis.

I wouldn't limit to north America, several years ago I was down at the tip of south america,  on my way to antartica, and saw many beavors there which were introduced in late seventies to try and create a fur trade but due the temperatures there, the fur never developed into proper state for harvest for sale and with no large predators.......their populations were booming and destroying a huge amount of native larger trees...locals really disliked them

Dave

[KP]

Many books and websites use American Beaver.  Many books and websites also use North American Beaver.  Using either of the terms is fine.

[Axeman]

I love seeing wild animals in their natural habitat...you get a real sense of Canadian history looking at this pic.

 

[greyowl51]

I would agree that there certainly are beavers on some of the river systems in the GTA area.  I recently sighted beavers on the Green River south of Whitevale, in Pickering.  Pics/videos of my beaver sightings are at  http://frametoframe.ca/photo-essay-wild ... r-ontario/