The loneliest beaver in Switzerland has found a mate
In the highest beaver territory in Europe, in the Upper Engadine, there are now two animals. A female has joined what was arguably the loneliest beaver in Switzerland.
The loneliest beaver in Switzerland has found a female: For eight years, the only beaver in the Upper Engadine persevered alone as a true pioneer in the highest beaver territory in Europe, until a fellow member of his species joined him.
Hope for offspring in the Upper Engadine
According to current findings, a mate has now moved into the territory in Samedan. This raises hopes for offspring. Whether these tender bonds will solidify and bear fruit should become clear in the coming years. More on the beaver in Switzerland.
For the former bachelor, however, the biological clock is ticking. He does not have much time left for reproduction. For a beaver, he has already reached the remarkable age of ten years. The beaver was only recently placed on the Swiss shooting list .
More on the subject of recreational hunting: What the research says about this is shown by Hunting fact-checked: the state of research.
The position of IG Wild beim Wild: IG Wild beim Wild rejects recreational hunting. Our model is the canton of Geneva, which has managed without recreational hunting since 1974: without hunting seasons, without hunting dogs, without driven hunts, without high seats, without the animal cruelty and crime that go hand in hand with hunting season elsewhere. What has worked there for over fifty years disproves every position paper by JagdSchweiz. An association that bases its policy on claims it refutes in its own documents is not a professional organisation, but a factory for misinformation.
