> Fibally,a braver can be a very dangerous animal when startled/provoked/cornered. Around here every person is told in their youth, "don't approach beavers" or

> Fibally,a braver can be a very dangerous animal when startled/provoked/cornered. Around here every person is told in their youth, "don't approach beavers" or if they bite you in the leg (usually groin area) you'll bled out in 20s. Don't approach wild animals if you don't want them to bite you? This is just common sense. Overall, the issues you discuss pale in comparison to the benefits they provide. Humans have built developments where naturally there would be beavers if they hadn't been wiped out. The lesson isn't that we need to fight nature harder to preserve our victories against it. The lesson is that we need to be more thoughtful so our developments aren't incompatible with beneficial natural processes.