The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
BEAVER TRAPPING IN CANADA.
Eaeet of PN0sectioa 90 TIM Animals
Dams They Have COastruesed.

Enset of PS0eection 90 TIM Animals
-Dams They Have Csastruesed.
Not many years ago Il was considered
that the beaver. AZ anything moro than
an emblem. was almost a. nearly extinct
az the buffalo. and In order 70 preserve
a. far a. possible the few which we're left
and To psrpetuate the speciea stringent
game laws we're enacted by the various
provinces Of the Dominion foTbidding the
hunting. shooting. trapping. wOunding or
killing Of any animal Of the speeies Tor
an almost indefinite period.
IL was thought that In this way. even
IL the useful animal should never again
increase sufficiently 20 become an asset
Of any intrinsic value 20 the Dominion.
auIilcient number would at least be pre-
served for park and natural history p'lr-
poses. This plan succeeded beyond the
fondest imaginings Of the game guardians
for the beaver. left unmolested. has In
creased 10 such an extent throughout the
various provinces a. TO become quite
numerous Indeed complaints are being
received by the various game guardians
says the Field, to tho effect that the enter
prisinG little engineer In doing damage
20 drains and lands In the vicinity OF the
dams.
Owing 20 the general qualification felt
however. by the guardians. a. well as
by aportsmen and others. over the excel
lent r esulss Of the clcse season. little
attention has heen paid 10 these oom-
plants. a. IL was felt that the alleged
damage done by dammiHz ths streams
and theraby flooding the neighboring
lands will be obviated when the pro ec'ed
drainage work has been completed.
IN h asserted that the complaints we're
largely originated by persons who Desired
tie season. opened Tor killing beaver. 50
that they could make a profit from me
fira. In Manitofa the Close season LOT
beayer IL indefinite. and there - no int-
NATION thai date will no nNed when they
nav he trapped or killed ia any way.
TlIere are many colonies of the animal IN
the province. on the Ochre River, IN tne
swan River district. IN the net
hood 81 lake Dauphin and along the
sour. River. beaver dams being very
plentiful -
IN Saakatchewan no one may trap or
kill beaver in any manner until Decem
her 10. 1870 nor may any one during u. .'
time destroy a beaver dam; IN AIDe, \,
the s@ason is closed until December ",
1872. while in British Columbia the beaver
h immune from destruction until August
4 1911 In Ontario. a. IN Manltoha. an
inel.finite period hos been fixed Tor the
nrotection Of the bsaveT. and the result
~ the cloped season for the last few years
nj anpreciAbiy apparent. While IN most
narta Of Ontario the beaver 10 practically
| sxterninated. in algonquin PARK they
| have multiplied very rapidly.
Az instancing the difficulties encountered
! through the dams being cons. rlct'sd by
! The animals, a member II the MciAAchlan
\ Mil Company. on making one 81 ms
| nariodlcal tnapections 81 the company
I remaininR timber AZ a point where PortAg
| inG Waa necessary found that the beaver
| h@d damned the river. he decided 10
s,,t a p0rtion out of ths dam la order u
relieve the food. and did 80, placing =
net across the cutting Ihis ne iounu
/ on his next trip repaired ana ifie dAii ~.
/ b4fore He then PLACED two croea-cn,
aawa with the teeth painting up The nNei
al the zap. which also was tnenectual
and he tllga placed . revolving whsel
! acyo~a the aperture which ~ HAD recu'
/ I'M order to prevent the rebuilding at IN"
darn ,,-
built IN, and the labrrious Por0sR" had
/ 10 H.. repeated IN sheer desperation p"
/ PLAYED lis last card. ana. knowing tte
;imid nature Of the beaver, h" construct'-d
A figure in the share Ot q man and placed
| n IN the centre ~ the aperture, where "
remained q Rrotesdue object TOT several
DAYS. Tn his return 20 his afnazenenI
, he found only tho head and shoulders ~
the Azure remaining - licking zap ahcN'
, the rSmpIeted dam After this h. gave
up eudeavoring 20 CHAR the portage.