Do you have Beavers damming culverts or flooding streams, creeks, or ponds?  Or maybe your shrubs are disappearing from your landscape.  Please call  us for all Beaver removal.  We can safely remove unwanted nuisance beavers from your property in a safe manner.  We also provide beaver exclusion to prevent damage from occurring to your trees and shrubs.

          Facts about Beavers

 The beaver (Castor canadensis,the largest North American rodent.  Most adult beavers weigh from 35-50 pounds, with some individuals having been recorded at over 100 Lbs.  Most only reach 70-85 on occasion.

The beaver is a stocky rodent
adapted for aquatic environments.
Many of the beaver’s features enable it
to remain submerged for long periods
of time. It has a valvular nose and ears,
and lips that close behind the four
large incisor teeth. Each of the four feet
have five digits, with the hind feet
webbed between digits and a split
second claw on each hind foot. The
front feet are small in comparison to
the hind feet.  The underfur is
dense and generally gray in color,
whereas the guard hair is long, coarse
and ranging in color from yellowish
brown to black, with reddish brown
the most common coloration. The
prominent tail is flattened dorsoventrally,
scaled, and almost hairless.
It is used as a prop while the beaver is
sitting upright and for a rudder
when swimming. Beavers also use
their tail to warn others of danger by
abruptly slapping the surface of the
water.The beaver’s large front (incisor)
teeth, bright orange on the front, grow
continuously throughout its life. These
incisors are beveled so that they are
continuously sharpened as the beaver
gnaws and chews while feeding,
girdling, and cutting trees. The only
way to externally distinguish the sex of
a beaver, unless the female is lactating,
is to feel for the presence of a baculum
(a bone in the penis) in males and its
absence in females. own content.

Beavers have a relatively long life
span, with individuals known to have
lived to 21 years. Most, however, do
not live beyond 10 years. The beaver is
unparalleled at dam building and can
build dams on fast-moving streams as
well as slow-moving ones. Beavers also
build lodges and bank dens, depending
on the available habitat. All lodges
and bank dens have at least two entrances
and may have four or more.

The lodge or bank den is used primarily
for raising young, sleeping, and food storage during severe weather.  The size and species of trees the beaver cuts is highly variable, from one inch diameter at breast height softwood, to a six foot hardwood.food storage during severe weather.  In some locations, beavers usually cut down trees in the 10" diameter range and merely girdle or partially cut larger ones, although they often cut down much larger trees, some beavers seem to like to girdle large pines and sweetgums.  They enjoy the gum or storax that seeps out of the tree when it has been girdled.

Beavers have only a few natural predators
aside from humans, including
coyotes, bobcats, river otters, and
mink, who prey on young kits. In
other areas, bears, mountain lions,
wolves, and wolverines may prey on
beavers. Beavers are hosts for several
ectoparasites and internal parasites including
nematodes, trematodes, and
coccidians. Giardia lamblia is a pathogenic
intestinal parasite transmitted by
beavers, which has caused human
health problems in water supply system.

The Centers for Disease Control
have recorded at least 41 outbreaks of
waterborne Giardiasis, affecting more
than 15,000 people.

The habitat modification by beavers,
caused primarily by dam building, is
often beneficial to fish, fur bearers,
reptiles, amphibians, waterfowl, and
shorebirds. However, when this modification
comes in conflict with human
objectives, the impact of damage may
far outweigh the benefits.
Most of the damage caused by beavers
is a result of dam building, bank burrowing,
tree cutting, or flooding. Some
southeastern states where beaver damage
is extensive have estimated the
cost at $3 million to $5 million dollars
annually for timber loss; crop losses;
roads, dwellings, and flooded property;
and other damage. In some
states, tracts of bottom land hardwood
timber up to several thousand acres
 in size may be lost because of beaver.
Some unusual cases observed
include state highways flooded
because of beaver ponds, reservoir
dams destroyed by bank den burrows
collapsing, and train derailments
caused by continued flooding and burrowing.
Housing developments have
been threatened by beaver dam flooding,
and thousands of acres of
cropland and young pine plantations
have been flooded by beaver dams
 Road ditches, drain pipes, and
culverts have been stopped up so
badly that they had to be dynamited
out and replaced. Some bridges have
been destroyed because of beaver
dam-building activity. In addition,
beavers threaten human health by
contaminating water supplies with
Giardia.
Identifying beaver damage generally is
not difficult. Signs include dams;
dammed-up culverts, bridges, or drain
pipes resulting in flooded lands, timber,
roads, and crops; cut-down or
girdled trees and crops; lodges and
burrows in ponds, reservoir levees,
and dams. In large watersheds, it may
be difficult to locate bank dens. However,
the limbs, cuttings, and debris
around such areas as well as dams
are a good indicator that a dwelling is nearby.

Georgia beaver removal & beaver control.

Beaver exclusion is not usually practical due to the expense. Simple habitat modifications can be done to protect certain areas. Hardware cloth can be wrapped around trees to protect them. Wrapping trees can also stop the supply of wood needed to build beaver dams. Sometimes harassing the beaver by destroying the beaver dams and dens over and over again is enough to make the beaver relocate on their own (be aware this might need to be done daily, beaver can rebuild a dam overnight).

If harassment and habitat modifications do not work trapping and removal is the only option left. There are a number of different traps that can be used to effectively remove beaver. Trapping greater Atlanta beaver requires a good working knowledge of beaver habit and habitat and should only be done by a professional beaver controller, or trapper. Attempting to trap beaver without the proper skills can be dangerous and leave "trap educated beaver".

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Trees damaged by beavers in Norcross, GA

    Beavers devoured this Crepe Myrtle Tree

Beaver Lodge in Pond,Roswell, GA

 Beaver Removal Atlanta, GA.  Lethal control used on the colony of beaver.  Despite what other companies may tell you, the Wildlife Resources Division, does not allow for relocation of beavers, this only causes fighting between other beavers, as the displaced beaver now has to find a new home.  Since beavers are very territorial, this usually ends in the beaver being killed by motor vehicles as it searches for a new home, or other beavers may kill it.

              Beaver Lodge  from the inside

We can protect your trees with our beaver exclusion methods.

           Beaver young in lodge with parents

Beaver Trapping, Removal, and Control, provided by Atlanta Wildife Solutions, LLC.

Do you have Beaver damming culverts or flooding streams, creeks, or ponds?  Or maybe your shrubs are disappearing from your landscape.  Please call  us for all Beaver removal.  We can safely remove unwanted nuisance beavers from your property.  Atlanta Wildlife Solutions, LLC, provides humane beaver removal to the Atlanta metro area.  Please call us today to set up an appointment for a free survey of your beaver problem.

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