The Beaver on Prince Edward Island

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It is supposed that beavers inhabited many ofthe streams of this province before man, thearch-enemy appeared on the scene. The lateDr. Caven, * we are told, discovered traces ofbeaver dams on Dunk River. It is evidentthat our climate and natural conditions arefavorable to the existence of this valuableand harmless furbearer. There are manyacres of low lands that are absolutely valuelessand which could be used very profitablyas beaver ranches. The animals provide forthemselves, do no damage to property, theirfood and the material they use for their damsand huts consisting almost exclusively of thesmall sapling trees growing on the banks ofthe streams in which they live.Charlottetown Guardian, 31 October

Title
The Beaver on Prince Edward Island
Creator
Dibblee, Randy
Subject
Island Magazine, Prince Edward Island Museum
Description
It is supposed that beavers inhabited many ofthe streams of this province before man, thearch-enemy appeared on the scene. The lateDr. Caven, * we are told, discovered traces ofbeaver dams on Dunk River. It is evidentthat our climate and natural conditions arefavorable to the existence of this valuableand harmless furbearer. There are manyacres of low lands that are absolutely valuelessand which could be used very profitablyas beaver ranches. The animals provide forthemselves, do no damage to property, theirfood and the material they use for their damsand huts consisting almost exclusively of thesmall sapling trees growing on the banks ofthe streams in which they live.Charlottetown Guardian, 31 October
Publisher
Prince Edward Island Museum
Contributor
Date
1994
Type
Document
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
vre:islemag-batch2-469
Source
35
Language
en_US
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