Shooting of beavers is allowed in the Novosibirsk region The Ministry of Nature and Ecology of the Novosibirsk region approved the shooting of beavers due to complaints from local residents. Livestock dams cause flooding of areas and swamps of rivers, so in one area it was allowed to shoot 20 beavers. During the last ten years, the number of European beavers in the region increased from 16,087 to 21,716 individuals, which was the reason for the introduction of these measures.

Shooting of beavers is allowed in the Novosibirsk region The Ministry of Nature and Ecology of the Novosibirsk region approved the shooting of beavers due to complaints from local residents. Livestock dams cause flooding of areas and swamps of rivers, so in one area it was allowed to shoot 20 beavers. During the last ten years, the number of European beavers in the region increased from 16,087 to 21,716 individuals, which was the reason for the introduction of these measures.