{"id":3515,"date":"2017-01-06T14:15:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T20:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2017-01-06T14:15:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T20:15:21","slug":"downtown-beavers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.savebuffalobayou.org\/?p=3515","title":{"rendered":"Downtown Beavers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bayou Beavers at Work in Downtown Houston<\/h3>\n

Jan. 6, 2017<\/p>\n

Reader Thomas Jackson sent in this photo of the handiwork, or we should say, toothwork, of beavers<\/a>, or a beaver, on a tree on Buffalo Bayou downtown. Jackson took the photo on the bank across from the University of Houston Downtown. He was surprised to find beavers at work downtown.<\/p>\n

\"Evidence<\/a>

Evidence of beavers at work on Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston. Photo by Thomas Jackson on Jan. 4, 2017<\/p><\/div>\n

Our experts confirm this appears to be the work of beavers. Though there was some discussion that it could be an invasive nutria<\/a>, and some puzzlement about why so many morsels had been left on the plate, naturalist and environmental lawyer Bruce Bodson explains that “one thing that they will often do is cut trees so that they fall into the water and then go nibble limbs from the relative safety of the water.\u00a0 Also, the tastiest stuff tends to be on top.”<\/p>\n

Bodson should know. He’s also the new executive director of Galveston Baykeeper<\/a>, a nonprofit organization working to ensure that every waterway is swimmable, fishable, and drinkable.<\/p>\n

We also think the top part of the tree is the tastiest.<\/p>\n

Thanks for the photo, Thomas Jackson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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