Mountain Beaver Fever
Save the Mountain Beaver, they could be gone far too soon.
Physical Appearence
(South Coast Conservation Program, 2015)
(Newell.T., 2004)
(BC Conservation Program, 2012)
Mountain Beavers are strict herbivores. They eat deciduous plants in the summer and coniferous plants in the winter. They use frozen or inedible plants for their burrow and other uses. These creatures are very unsocial, making no contact with other species. They do not interact with anything out of said family of beavers and will usually not fight back. They will either run away or accept death. The one way they communicate is through high pitch sounds. Sadly, the beavers have a short life expectancy of about 8 years
(W. Beacham, 2001)
(PAWS, n.d.)
(BC Conservation Program, 2012)
Picture Reference (Tom & Pat Leeson, 2012)
(Joseph James, 2013)
Habitat and Range
(Government of Canada, 2015)
(South Coast Conservation Program, 2014)
(South Coast Conservation Program, 2015)
Reasons For Special Concern Status
Picture Reference (South Coast Conservation Program, 2015)
(BC Governmental Photography, 2014)
(Maren T., 2007)
(South Coast Conservation Program, n.d.)
What Needs to be Done?
South Coast Conservation Program
Email: SARAregistry@ec.gc.ca
Website: http://www.sccp.ca/species-habitat/mountain-beaver
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Phone: 250-836-7162
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Coast-Conservation-Program/150334658373364?fref=ts
(Cronell University, 1989)
FACTS AND STATISTICS
They are considered Beavers commonly, but through science, they aren't part of the same family
Unknown. PAWS - People Helping Animals. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2015, from
http://www.paws.org/wildlife/having-a-wildlife-problem/mammals/mountain-beavers/
There are only about 1600 adults left in Canada - Species Profile. (2015, April 17). Retrieved April 22, 2015, from
http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/species/speciesDetails_e.cfm?sid=333
24cm - 28cm long -
BC Coastal Conservation. (2012, May). Retrieved April 23, 2015, from
http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/factsheets/pdf/Aplodontia_rufa.pdf