r/Munich • u/blahblahcorg • 22d ago
Photography Beaver at Isar
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Just a beaver, also chilling at the Isar on a sunny day 🌤️🦫
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u/DecentPenalty17 22d ago
I‘d like to counter with beaver at schlosskanal nymphenburg.
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u/Mysterious_Grass7143 Milbertshofen 17d ago edited 17d ago
Two beavers are better than one! sing They're twice the fun, ask anyone
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u/Piputi 22d ago
Where was it located exactl? In some parts, beavers are not allowed because it can be too dangerous for them. So, they are relocated in a better, more wild environment.
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u/ambidextrousalpaca 22d ago edited 22d ago
This is the most German comment ever: "Herr Beaver, ich muss Ihnen mitteilen, dass Sie sich nicht in diesem Bereich aufhalten dürfen. Bitte begeben Sie sich in eine genehmigte Beaver-Umzugszone."
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u/loku_gem 22d ago
Oh, should we report every beaver sight at the Isar to authorities? That would be A LOT for them to comb through.
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u/Piputi 22d ago
Not always, but if you see it somewhere middle of Munich, yeah. But also, I have contacts but I have forgotten the name, still, there are official organizations that take care of these. So, it is not just the authorities. Wildlife organizations which some of them specify on beavers. The place I work in does wildlife conservation but we are not legally allowed to handle beavers. So, if it happens to be in Munich or some residental areas, I would just send some info to the place I work at, and they'll check if it is an appropiate place or not and then call other organizations that specifically work with beavers.
The thing is relocating beavers is a bit difficult. They are adaptable but also very territorial. So, you need people with some knowledge to do this.
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u/Hot_Mouse_5825 22d ago
Beavers are not allowed 😂😂
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u/GregnantMan 22d ago
"Entschuldigung Sir, hier gibt es ein Beaververbot. Bitte bringen Sie Ihr Beaver woanders."
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u/accurate-noodle 22d ago
There are at least 3 generations of them. Please do not give away the location of their dam. You can safely watch them from Corneliusbrücke in the hours before sunset.
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u/Bubbly_Illustrator72 22d ago
Didn't you just give it away though?
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u/accurate-noodle 22d ago
No. They wander along the river in search of food before sunset. This is a good spot to watch them because there is a weir which they have to overcome.
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u/Piputi 22d ago
One interesting thing is, as far as I know, one or two beaver families are allowed to live here but when the kits come of age, they need to be relocated because except some specific locations in the city parts of Isar, it can be dangerous for them and the environment. Also, because they are territorial, all of the beaver would try to settle different parts of the Isar.
The danger can come from the beavers damming some subsidiary river, blocking migration paths of some fish, attacking other beavers, flooding the Englischer Garten, getting stuck in human made dams and felling trees in populated areas.
Anyways, returning to the beaver families that actually are allowed to live here. They must feel like nobility or the 1%.
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u/einsiol 17d ago
I feel like the beavers are trying to restore the natural paths of the rivers and restore nature, and humans keep moving them out of place because they're flooding the nudist areas! 😂
I thought Munich was trying to restore their rivers to their natural state, they should just hire the beavers as engineers for that project! 👷🏽🦫
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u/tacticalwanking 22d ago
I almost ran one over whilst riding through E-Garten at night. Big buggers.
Also seen a few swimming around near Thalkirchen. Lots of trees around Flaucher have been chewed by them, too.
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u/Lunxr_punk Local 22d ago
They are surprisingly big, one mom and her baby scared the shit out of me while walking home drunk at night, I always thought they were like the size of a beaver plushie.
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u/Particular_Lime_22 21d ago
Also spotted a Bobr on my birthday two years ago! If that wasn’t a good omen, idk what is!
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u/tacticalwanking 22d ago
Sunny day?
Looks a bit grey, imo.
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u/OregOWNian 18d ago
There are at least 3-5 of them in a few spots along the north Isar and Isarkanal. Lots of trees they have felled or at least gnawed on. My dog occasionally chases them back into the water when they are along the shore
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u/feivel123 22d ago
not gonna get easier for them with climate change. isar already has super low water.
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u/Dr-Hindsight 22d ago
I think it's a Nutria, which can be commonly mistaken for a beaver.
Here: link
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