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Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Dead beaver found on Cornish beach
A dead beaver has been found on a Cornish beach. The Polzeath Beach Ranger Service said it was alerted to the animal at about 08:00 BST on Sunday by a member of the public. Beach ranger Andy Stewart said the beaver was about 2.5ft (76cm) long and had no visible injuries. He added the animal had been collected by Cornwall Wildlife Trust for a post-mortem examination. More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall Mr Stewart said: "We wouldn't normally section a part of the beach off unless it was particularly big or disruptive to whatever was going on. "Even though people look at strandings with concern, it's also really educational, the cycle of life and marine habitats. "So we would normally leave a stranding area open but with this one, because it was so rare, I took a big bag down, put it in the bag and brought it up to the office as quickly as I could." Mr Stewart added the condition of the beaver made it "absolutely perfect for a post-mortem". "Firstly we called Cornwall Wildlife Trust because the Marine Strandings Network would usually come out for marine wildlife - that would be seal, dolphins, porpoises, whales," he said. "The beaver doesn't really fall into their remit. However, they are very interested in this. "My assumption is that it was floating in the water when rigor mortis set in and that's why its head is high and it looks so alive and alert, but I'm no expert." Polzeath Beach Rangers reminded the public and their pets to stay away from any marine strandings, alive or dead. "Sometimes it's better to leave things alone and either let nature take its course or let the experts get involved," it added. Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ More on this story 'Nature is on its knees and beavers can help' Iberian orca seen for first time in Cornish waters Related internet links Cornwall Wildlife Trust Polzeath Beach Ranger Service
BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Dead beaver found on Polzeath beach in Cornwall
A dead beaver has been found on a Cornish Polzeath Beach Ranger Service said it was alerted to the animal at about 08:00 BST on Sunday by a member of the public. Beach ranger Andy Stewart said the beaver was about 2.5ft (76cm) long and had no visible added the animal had been collected by Cornwall Wildlife Trust for a post-mortem examination. Mr Stewart said: "We wouldn't normally section a part of the beach off unless it was particularly big or disruptive to whatever was going on."Even though people look at strandings with concern, it's also really educational, the cycle of life and marine habitats. "So we would normally leave a stranding area open but with this one, because it was so rare, I took a big bag down, put it in the bag and brought it up to the office as quickly as I could."Mr Stewart added the condition of the beaver made it "absolutely perfect for a post-mortem". "Firstly we called Cornwall Wildlife Trust because the Marine Strandings Network would usually come out for marine wildlife - that would be seal, dolphins, porpoises, whales," he said."The beaver doesn't really fall into their remit. However, they are very interested in this. "My assumption is that it was floating in the water when rigor mortis set in and that's why its head is high and it looks so alive and alert, but I'm no expert."Polzeath Beach Rangers reminded the public and their pets to stay away from any marine strandings, alive or dead. "Sometimes it's better to leave things alone and either let nature take its course or let the experts get involved," it added.
CBC
2 days ago
- CBC
A beaver's warning slap
Steven Hiltz was kayaking on Darlings Lake on Darlings Island when a beaver disturbed the once-calm waters.
Washington Post
04-07-2025
- Automotive
- Washington Post
Buc-ee's just opened its first Va. location. It is truly a behemoth.
MOUNT CRAWFORD, VIRGINIA — Want to microdose Texas this summer? Start in the roasting asphalt parking lot at Buc-ee's. Wipe the sweat from your brow as you shovel down a bun stuffed with 13-hour-smoked and barbecued brisket, and sip the Styrofoam cup of cream soda on the hood of your car. Lock eyes with the red-capped, bucktoothed beaver, whose cartoon face appears on gas pump awnings, towering highway signs and just about everywhere else at the 74,000-square-foot country store.
CTV News
01-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
From lacrosse myths to kilts: 5 things you may not know about Canadian symbols
The Saskatchewan Rush celebrate their win over the Buffalo Bandits in game 2 of the National Lacrosse League finals in Saskatoon, Sask., on Sunday, May 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards OTTAWA — Parliamentarians likely will get a chance later this year to debate whether to adopt a livestock brand as an official national symbol. A bill to create the brand was introduced earlier in June by Saskatchewan Conservative MP Steven Bonk. If the bill passes, the brand will become Canada's 10th national symbol — joining O Canada, the coat of arms and the maple tree. Here are five things you may not know about the official symbols that say 'Canada.' 1. The beaver does not stand alone Everyone knows the beaver stands for ingenuity, craftsmanship and hard work. For 50 years, the beaver has been an official national symbol of Canada. These bucktoothed builders have long been associated with Canadian history. They were the foundation of the 17th century fur trade and have appeared on totem poles. The beaver even predates the Maple Leaf as a Canadian symbol. The animal appeared on the first Canadian postage stamp issued in 1851. But the beaver isn't the only animal on the list. While the loon that graces the dollar coin and the Canada geese that can be found hissing at joggers near almost every body of water in the country never made it to the official list, one breed of horse did. In 2002, the National Horse Act became law, making the breed known as the 'Canadian horse' a national symbol of equine excellence. The breed dates back to 1665, when King Louis XIV sent mares and stallions from the royal stables to New France. The Canadian horse emerged as a distinct breed about a century later, through the mixing of Norman, Breton, Arabian and other breeds. They're well adapted to Canada's harsh winter conditions. The Canadian horse typically has a dark coat and is relatively small. The versatile breed has been used in agriculture and logging and some were used as cavalry horses in the American Civil War. 2. This tartan is not just for Scots Canada's newest national symbol is the Maple Leaf Tartan, adopted through a ministerial decree in 2011. The tartan was first designed by Toronto businessman David Weiser in 1964, ahead of Canada's centennial in 1967. Weiser's design uses green, gold, red and brown to represent a maple leaf's life cycle. Canadian Forces pipers and drummers who don't belong to a specific military regiment wear the tartan when performing. The design is also officially recognized by Scotland in The Scottish Register of Tartans. 3. Red and white slight? What's more Canadian than red and white? The colours adorn the flag, athletes wear them proudly at international tournaments and many people will be wearing red and white face paint on Canada Day. But Canada has never formally adopted national colours. The belief that red and white are Canada's national colours comes from the Dec. 17, 1921 edition of the Canada Gazette, in which King George V issued a proclamation describing Canada's first national symbol — the coat of arms. The heraldic description of the shield talks about a wreath of maple leaves in 'argent and gules' — heraldic language used to describe white or silver and red respectively. The federal government says that while it was 'long believed' that this declaration made red and white Canada's national colours, the proclamation does not contain that language. While several countries do adopt their flag's colours as an official symbol, Canada never took that step. 4. National sport history obscured by Beers Contrary to popular belief, lacrosse was not Canada's national sport before hockey. In fact, both of them became national sports on the same day in 1994. For decades, many Canadians were convinced that lacrosse was the sole national sport — mainly because the father of modern lacrosse kept saying it was. William George Beers drafted the first known written rules for lacrosse in 1860, adapting them from games played by the Algonquin and Mohawk nations. Beers also established in 1867 the National Lacrosse Association of Canada — the country's first national sports governing body — and lobbied Parliament to adopt lacrosse as the national sport. The Canadian Encyclopedia says Beers began to claim lacrosse received this distinction but there is no evidence Parliament formally recognized the game as a national symbol. Almost 100 years later, a bill was introduced in April 1965 to make lacrosse Canada's national game. The text of that bill says 'there is an attempt' to appoint 'a lesser game' as Canada's national pastime. It does not identify that 'lesser game.' 'The purpose of this Bill is to rectify what was probably an oversight on the part of the Fathers of Confederation,' the bill reads. MPs debating the bill at the time noted the widely held belief that lacrosse was already the national sport, with sports publications and encyclopedias stating it as fact. The bill did not become law before Parliament was dissolved for an election later that year. It wasn't until 1994 that Parliament passed a bill making lacrosse Canada's national summer sport and hockey its official winter sport. 5. A Canadian icon doesn't make the cut Not all attempts to establish a new national symbol are immediately successful. Five versions of the National Horse Act went to the legislative glue factory between 1995 and 2002 before it finally became law. A bill to make the Maple Leaf Tartan a symbol was first introduced in the Senate in 2010 but did not make it past first reading. The tartan had to wait for the ministerial decree a year later. Two other national symbol bills never made it past first reading and it doesn't appear there was ever an attempt to revive them. A 1998 bill to adopt a 'symbol for the promotion of national unity' never passed. This apparently original symbol design, titled 'Canadian Unity Pledge,' shows two concentric circles, with the outer ring saying 'Canada' and 'strong free' in both English and French. The inner circle bears a maple leaf along with 'from sea to sea' in the official languages. Underneath the circles, a message reads 'Canada is Our Country, One Country, Strong and Free, From Sea to Sea.' A PDF version of the bill provided by the Library of Parliament only shows the symbol in black and white. There is no written description of what the colours were supposed to be, but the leaf was likely meant to be red. A legislative attempt to make the iconic dress uniform of the RCMP a national symbol also failed. A bill to make the red serge a 'symbol of Canadian sovereignty' was introduced in February 1990, but the Library of Parliament said it does not to appear to have progressed past first reading. While a Mountie wearing the red serge is an instantly recognizable Canadian image, the uniform is not in the roster of national symbols. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 30, 2025. David Baxter, The Canadian Press
