Two beavers are moving to Ealing

[Yossarian]

I find this project appealing

Beavers to return to London as part of urban rewilding

Pair of Eurasian beavers to be introduced at site in Ealing, the first of its kind in an urban setting in UK

www.theguardian.com

 

[A380]

That’s dam good news.

 

[A380]

London by September

 

[andysays]

I find this project appealing

Beavers to return to London as part of urban rewilding

Pair of Eurasian beavers to be introduced at site in Ealing, the first of its kind in an urban setting in UK

www.theguardian.com

This is good news, though it's worth noting that beavers already returned to London a couple (?) of years ago when they were introduced in Enfield.

 

[ouirdeaux]

I find this project appealing

Go on, tidy up and finish the limerick.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Go on, tidy up and finish the limerick.

But also, alas
Those capybaras
Don’t elicit a similar feeling

 

[Yossarian]

Go on, tidy up and finish the limerick.

They'll build beaver dams
I'll watch on nature webcams
While drinking tea from Darjeeling

 

[Elpenor]

Is this a side effect of crossrail offering improved access to London

 

[Spymaster]

London by September

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They'd have to take a very odd route to the Thames to do that.

Typically, Ealing beavers would travel due south via Brentford and arrive at the river somewhere between there and Kew, which is, of course, upstream of Central London. Any damming activity there is more likely to flood Isleworth or Richmond. There's a small chance that they'd come into town via the A40, into The City, and perhaps seek to dam the river around Tower Bridge, which could well result in something like your picture happening, but it's a long journey on short legs so my money's on Richmond taking the brunt of this. I'd certainly be seeking high ground if I lived there.

 

[A380]

They'd have to take a very odd route to the Thames to do that.

Typically, Ealing beavers would travel due south via Brentford and arrive at the river somewhere between there and Kew, which is, of course, upstream of Central London. Any damming activity there is more likely to flood Isleworth or Richmond. There's a small chance that they'd come into town via the A40, into The City, and perhaps seek to dam the river around Tower Bridge, which could well result in something like your picture happening, but it's a long journey on short legs so my money's on Richmond taking the brunt of this. I'd certainly be seeking high ground if I lived there.

Unscientific twaddle. It’s obvious that they could get in the District Line at Ealing Common and hop off at either Embankment or Temple.

 

[Spymaster]

Unscientific twaddle. It’s obvious that they could get in the District Line at Ealing Common and hop off at either Embankment or Temple.

Leaving aside the ridiculous notion of 2 beavers travelling unaccompanied on the tube; a cursory glance at your picture shows the river in flood way past both Embankment and Temple stations.

 

[A380]

Leaving aside the ridiculous notion of 2 beavers travelling unaccompanied on the tube; a cursory glance at your picture shows the river in flood way past both Embankment and Temple stations.

Well obviously they’d get the Thames Clipper from Embankment pier downstream. And why do you think them traveling unaccompanied so bizarre? Beavers are short enough to get under the ticket barriers at most gatelines.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

i'm surprised they can afford to move to ealing in the first place on their pay

 

[Yossarian]

i'm surprised they can afford to move to ealing in the first place on their pay

Maybe they're taking in lodgers

 

[littlebabyjesus]

We ahh and coo over two beavers when there are already 20 million rats in London for us to enjoy. (((other rodents)))

 

[Spymaster]

Maybe they're taking in lodgers

Loggers.

 

[pbsmooth]

 

[JimW]

Several eels are being released in Beverly as part of the exchange programme.

 

[A380]

Several eels are being released in Beverly as part of the exchange programme.

Spoiler

Shippy has that Manga.

 

[WouldBe]

, but it's a long journey on short legs so my money's on Richmond taking the brunt of this. I'd certainly be seeking high ground if I lived there.

Beavers are quite capable of swimming.

 

[Spymaster]

Beavers are quite capable of swimming.

Now you’re just being silly.

 

[tim]

i'm surprised they can afford to move to ealing in the first place on their pay

They have friends in the Lodge who'll help them out. Beavers are worse than the Met in that respect.

 

[Spymaster]

Two beavers were moving to Ealing,
When they had a peculiar feeling,
Approaching Broad-way,
One said “let’s not stay”,
So they promptly fucked-off to Darjeeling.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Two beavers were moving to Ealing,
When they had a peculiar feeling,
They did not agree
With the taste of the tea
So they promptly fucked-off to Darjeeling.

 

[Yossarian]

Sound like the beavers are doing well

“The beavers absolutely love it here,” says Nadya Mirochnitchenko, an ecologist and coordinator for Ealing Wildlife Group, a volunteer-run community organization that is leading a scheme to reintroduce them. “In fact, they are getting kinda chubby.”

...Dr. Sean McCormack, chair of the Ealing Wildlife Group, says that although scientific studies are still underway, the beavers have already had an “anecdotal” impact. “A few weeks after they came, there were two massive storms that led to floods,” he says. “But three or four months later, there were more storms, and the same storm drain was only trickling. It’s because the beavers have built dams to slow the flow.”

Beavers Are Back in London — and They're Thriving

Usually known for their work in more rural places, nature’s best engineers have brought their ecosystem management skills to the big city.

reasonstobecheerful.world

 

[Silas Loom]

The beavers in Ealing are thriving
In streams made for ducking and diving
And after a meal
The Common’s ideal
For rodenty dogging and swiving

 

[Puddy_Tat]

the ealing beavers have been busy beaving

Ealing beavers: Dams, canals - and perhaps babies

 

[Puddy_Tat]

the ealing beavers have had two beaverlings, or whatever baby beavers are called

Ealing: First baby beavers born in urban London for 400 years

Ealing Beaver Project says it shows the beavers are "happy" with the habitat.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Epona]

the ealing beavers have had two beaverlings, or whatever baby beavers are called

Ealing: First baby beavers born in urban London for 400 years

Ealing Beaver Project says it shows the beavers are "happy" with the habitat.

www.bbc.co.uk

I am guessing they are called "kits" but I need to google that to be sure

EDIT: Googled it and am correct, they are called "kits"

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I am guessing they are called "kits" but I need to google that to be sure

it says it in the article.

i still think beaverlings is better