Flooded by almost a meter: beavers "terrorize" a village in Scotland, and the authorities are silent (4 photos)

Beavers disappeared from Scotland 400 years ago, but then reappeared thanks to a conservation organization. Over the course of 15 years, they built a dam that began to harm the surrounding area.





A resident of a provincial village in Perthshire, Scotland, and his neighbors cannot cope with beavers that have blocked a pond and water is flowing into gardens and yards. The authorities have done nothing to help people, while the animals appeared in this area thanks to the local administration.

Journalists explained that conservationists deliberately bred the animals in this area. However, now that the villagers are suffering from flooding, no significant help has arrived. In the photos taken in the village, we see Jack standing in high boots, and the water almost reaches his knees.



As it turned out, beavers in Scotland died out in the 16th century, but they decided to revive the population. For this purpose, the animals were deliberately settled in Perthshire, starting in 2009. For 15 years, they built a dam on the Deutsch Burn River and as a result of the spill, Blair's yard was flooded, the article says. The estimated flooding is up to one meter, the journalists wrote.

The man contacted the local authorities, the article explains. The district told him that he himself must protect his land from flooding and that this is his direct responsibility as the owner. On the other hand, the organization NatureScot, which is responsible for breeding animals, stated that the dam cannot be destroyed, since beavers are protected. At the same time, Jack does not have the right to destroy the structure himself, since it is not located on his land.





The photos published by the publication show the dam and beavers that swim along the river, unafraid of people. The farmer showed reporters that the river bank was flooded, the water had destroyed 25 feet of the garden and was going higher, and animals were gnawing on the trunks. In addition, when the frost comes, the humidity will cause further damage to the trees he personally planted many years ago, Jack said.