As reader Martina Fey considered, no one allowed himself a bad joke on the river bank near Mainpark: The photos she sent in of gnawed and felled trees actually testify to the work of the beaver. The second largest rodent in the world has long been back home with us, as Heike Hollerbach, the head of the environment office, confirms. There have been specific indications in Offenbach since 2017.
Offenbach – The family from the Rodentia order is welcome in the city of Offenbach; Until it was almost completely extinct, Castor was part of the European fauna. He is now working his way from Bürgel and Rumpenheim (Schultheisweiher nature reserve) along the Main to the city center. The beaver is also likely to be a beaver. An aerial photo by the environmental agency shows “suspected points” on the Bieberbach. Dams and dams suggest there are caves in the bank. “The beaver castle is only created after finding a partner,” the experts know. The ESO city service always keeps an eye on the fact that building materials attacked by the beaver do not impair road safety.
Other furry immigrants are less likely to encounter an unbiased welcoming culture. An excessive increase in nutria (also known as beaver rat) and raccoons from America is viewed critically. The latter is no longer limited to the outskirts of Offenbach: Readers report encounters in the inner-city Hospitalstrasse.
By Thomas Kirstein
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