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At night when beavers are most active, our infrared lights give us the ability to still see the beavers on the screen even if it is completely dark for the animals.
Our livestream is powered by Kelowna-based Copper Sky Networks. We use Axis HD cameras with infrared light at night to capture live video from the indoor and outdoor beaver enclosures. Curious about this live streaming technology? Check out CopperSkyNetworks.
Interior Wildlife’s team of veterinary and wildlife professionals operates the only licensed year-round wildlife rehabilitation facility with a focus on aquatic wildlife in the Okanagan, BC. Our facility is purpose-built to care for small mammals such as beavers, porcupines, badgers, bats, skunks and marmots. We also have housing and resources for reptiles such as turtles, as well as water birds including herons, swans, geese, ducks, loons, seagulls. We release all our wildlife patients and do not have permanent wild residents.
Rehab. coexistence. education
LOOKING FOR A BEAVER SOLUTION?
About:
Eva Hartmann is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator, registered veterinary technician and trainee in the Beaver Institute’s Beaver Corps program. She is looking for a site to install pond-levelers or culvert exclusion fences to finish her program, graduate, and actively practice human-beaver coexistence strategies in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley.
The ideal site:
Located in or near the Okanagan Valley
Is owned by the property owner needing help
Has active beavers on-site
Has a dammed creek or blocked culvert that is at risk of flooding nearby human structures
The process for Eva will include a site visit, a BC in-stream work permit application, and a one-to-two day assembly and installation of the device(s). The entire project is supervised by beaver wetland experts from the Beaver Institute. Costs to the landowner are significantly less than ongoing lethal control, relocation, or dam removal.
We focus on rehabilitating aquatic and semi-aquatic species. Beavers are a complex species to rehabilitate due to their unique social and housing needs. We have purpose-built an aquatic wildlife facility in Summerland. Here we care for orphaned and injured BC beavers year-round. Our rehabilitated beavers get paired up and released into restored wetlands where natural beaver activities are desired by the land owners. To inquire about help with caring for beavers email our founder: eva@interiorwildlife.ca
Beavers that continue expanding their pond and raising the water level so high that nearby human structures such as roadways get flooded, can be a challenge. That’s where a pipe and cage combination can be installed through the dam: a custom made “pond-leveler”. It is designed to keep the water level at a set height. Similar to the overflow drain in your bathtub. A pond-leveler hides the leak in the middle of the beaver pond where beavers don’t look for it, while capping the water level at an acceptable maximum height that does not damage human infrastructure.
To protect specific trees from being felled by beavers you can build a cage around the tree with a sturdy frame and wire mesh. Remember: It is critical that the materials be sufficiently strong (no chicken wire!) and follow correct designs to be effective. We can give advice on DYI tree fencing.
Road culvert exclusion fencing can be installed to prevent beavers from plugging up culverts. They have to be customized for each site to work effectively. Ask us how by emailing our founder: eva@interiorwildlife.ca
How to Donate
We are funded by private donations, grants and sponsorships.
As as registered charity, we can provide tax receipts for your donation!
Via e-transfer
E-transfer us directly and 100% of your donation goes to us: donate@interiorwildlife.ca
Via PayPal
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Via Canada Helps
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Via Snail Mail
Send a cheque to our office:
PO Box 988
V0H1Z0, Summerland,
BC,
Canada
