Fishermen take video of beaver in Bulgarian waters of Danube River

published on 5/17/22 10:43 AM

Photo: dunavmost.com

Fishermen have filmed a beaver in the Danube River near the village of Dolni Vadin. Its appearance in the Bulgarian section of the river is curious, because according to biologists the species has long since disappeared from Bulgaria.

In 2020, it was reported that a beaver was seen in a protected area in northern Bulgaria. At first, the fishermen thought it was an otter. But they found out from the tail that the animal was a beaver, BNR's Radio Vidin reported.

It is not known exactly when the beavers disappeared from Bulgaria. Information about its last habitat is found in skeletal remains from the period before 1850.

In recent years, European beavers have been reintroduced in Romania and it is likely that the animal came from the north bank of the Danube river to Bulgaria.

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