Continental Eurasia Eurasian beaver

eurasian beaver

in china, few hundred beavers known live in basin of ulungur river, near mongolian border. bulgan beaver nature reserve (chinese: 布尔根河河狸自然保护区; 46°12′00″n 90°45′00″e / 46.20000°n 90.75000°e / 46.20000; 90.75000) established in 1980 protect creatures.

in france, eurasian beaver wiped out, small population survived on rhône, near lyon, has been reintroduced other parts of country. french population of beavers estimated 10,000-12,000 individuals in 2009.

in germany, beavers had become close extinct in 19th century. smaller populations survived along elbe , spread brandenburg, mecklenburg-vorpommern, , saxony after being protected. beavers in germany number 25,000 across country, appearing in many urban areas. largest beaver populations found in eastern germany (6,000, descendants of elbe beavers), , in bavaria along danube , tributaries. after resettlement programme started in 1966, number in bavaria estimated around 14,000.

in switzerland, eurasian beaver extinct in 19th century , reintroduced since 1956.

in iraq, iran, syria, , turkey, subfossil evidence of beavers extends down floodplains of tigris-euphrates basin, , carved stone stela dating between 1,000 , 800 bc in tell halaf archaeological site along khabur river (a euphrates tributary) in northeastern syria depicts beaver. although accounts of 19th-century european visitors middle east appear confuse beavers otters, 20th-century report of beavers hans kummerlöwe in ceyhan river drainage of southern turkey includes diagnostic red incisor teeth, flat, scaly tail, , presence of gnawed willow stems. according encyclopaedia iranica, iranian avestan , pahlavi, , later islamic literature, reveal different words otter , beaver, , castoreum highly valued. johannes ludwijk schlimmer, noted dutch physician in 19th-century iran reported beavers below confluence of tigris , euphrates in small numbers, along bank of shatt al-arab in provinces of shushtar , dezful. austen layard, british explorer of assyrian ruins, notably babylon , nineveh, reported finding beavers during visit kabur river in syria 1850s, noted being rapidly hunted extirpation.

beavers reintroduced in netherlands in 1988 after being exterminated in 19th century. after reintroduction in biesbosch, dutch population has spread considerably (supported additional reintroductions), , can found in biesbosch , surrounding areas, along meuse in limburg, , in gelderse poort , oostvaardersplassen. in 2012, population estimated 600 animals , grow 7000 in 20 years time. according mammal society , dutch water board, cause threat river dikes. main problem beavers excavate corridors , caves in dikes, thereby undermining stability of dike, muskrat , coypu do. if problems become unmanageable, local administrators in limburg fear, beaver captured again.

as of 2014 population of beaver in poland reached 100.000 animals , still growing. after major flooding in poland in may , june 2010, local authorities of konin in central poland held beavers responsible causing flooding , demanded culling of 150 beavers.

in romania, beavers became extinct in 1824, reintroduced in 1998 along olt river, spreading other rivers in covasna county. in 2014, animals confirmed have reached danube delta.

in former soviet union, 17,000 beavers translocated 1927 2004, of 12,000 russia, , remainder ukraine, belarus, baltic states, , kazakhstan. common in estonia , latvia.

in spain, nongovernment sanctioned reintroduction around 2003 has resulted in tell-tale beaver signs documented on 60-km stretch on lower course of aragon river , area adjoining ebro river in aragon, spain.

the resurgent beaver population in eurasia has resulted in increases in human-beaver encounters. indeed, in may 2013, belarusian fisherman died after being bitten several times beaver, severing artery in leg , causing him bleed death.

a eurasian beaver in estonia