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Title: Trapping or relocating beavers

  Highlights
Duration of the work
2003-2006

Winter 2004-2005

Trapping of 51 colonies of beavers by tallymen (activities underway).


Summer 2004

Relocation of six beavers from three colonies (two adults, three subadults and a pup).

The beavers were trapped by the tallyman.

Summer 2003
Pilot beaver relocation project (8 colonies for a total of 31 beavers)

2002
Aerial inventory of small wildlife (ex.: beavers)

  Our actions   Our reasons for acting
Work area: Eastmain 1 reservoir

In some portions of the traplines affected by the Eastmain 1 reservoir, we will carry out intensive trapping of about 315 beavers (average of 3.5 individuals in 90 colonies).


Trapping a beaver
It is necessary to retrieve the resource to avoid losing it during impoundment of the reservoir.


Holding cage for the beavers
before their relocation
We will relocate about 112 beavers (average of 3.5 beavers per colony).


Capturing a beaver for relocation
We will therefore be able to foster reproduction of beavers affected by impoundment of the Eastmain 1 reservoir.


Attaching a transmitter to the tail to monitor populations


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