Canada invades Argentina !

[bat119]

25 pairs of Canadian beavers introduced here in 1946 by Argentine officials to generate a commercial fur trade might now number 200,000, a virtual army that is chomping, cutting and flooding forests across this frosty, remote archipelago known as Tierra del Fuego, or Land of Fire. And the beavers are moving north, having swum across the turbulent, freezing waters of the Strait of Magellan.

The really ironic part is the beavers have adapted to the warmer climate making their fur worthless

Read the whole article
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/20...s_forests.html

[Ricktye]

Hope the link works. I was lucky enough to work for this great company in the 60s and 70s....


http://www.lambair.com/styled/

[dugh]

I saw a documentary about that. They flooded a huge area and are not very popular down there. They said the fur was not marketable, too oily if I recall.
Doug

[Booyacka]

They should just blast them and sell them to poorer country's for food and clothes. Beggars can't be choosers.

[Selkirk]

. . . Not to mention, the problems they're having with them in Europe - (http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=180080)

Yet we here in Canada 'still' use this rodent (yes, beavers are 'rodents') as our national animal ... go figure

Good Gawd ... in this modern day and age, you'd think we could do better

TF

[rugatika]

Phase 1 complete.

[u_cant_rope_the_wind]

Originally Posted by Booyacka

They should just blast them and sell them to poorer country's for food and clothes. Beggars can't be choosers.

x22 that's a dern fine idea

[Ruger1022]

Originally Posted by TriggerFinger

. . . Not to mention, the problems they're having with them in Europe - (http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=180080)

Yet we here in Canada 'still' use this rodent (yes, beavers are 'rodents') as our national animal ... go figure Good Gawd ... in this modern day and age, you'd think we could do better

TF

Cmon Fingers,
Don't make it sound so bad!! I am sure YOU love the Beaver as much as I love Beaver!!..

[birdinator]

Originally Posted by TriggerFinger

Yet we here in Canada 'still' use this rodent (yes, beavers are 'rodents') as our national animal ... go figure

Good Gawd ... in this modern day and age, you'd think we could do better

The beaver is well chosen as our national symbol. There is nothing else that would even come close to symbolizing our country, from coast to coast IMO. Maybe it's easy to forget the role that the beaver played in our history for centuries. Maybe that role has been greatly diminished 'in this modern day and age' and it's now often seen as a nuisance, but I for one don't believe we can ignore our history when defining who we are.