Beavers that emerged from brush alongside a Bellingham highway blocked site visitors earlier than one was ultimately taken into custody.
Bellingham officers have been known as to Aldrich Street Thursday afternoon after getting studies that the animals have been being a site visitors hazard, however after they arrived, one beaver fled the scene and eluded officers.
Police mentioned a second beaver, which can have been harm, moved a lot slower, however officers didn’t need to get too shut, as one officer was concerned in an “disagreeable scenario” with one prior to now.
“Realizing these weren’t the same old suspects, reinforcements (Whatcom Humane Society and Washington Fish and Wildlife) have been known as,” the Bellingham Police Division mentioned on its Fb web page.
However earlier than skilled handlers might arrive, the second beaver absconded into thick brush.
Thursday night, the beaver emerged close to Meridian and Telegraph, the place it once more proceeded to dam site visitors.
“The beaver was taken into protecting custody by BPD and transported to Fish and Wildlife. Hopefully, it should get the assistance it wants and quit dwelling dangerously on the streets of Bellingham,” BPD mentioned.
