David Farrier

Hey, how's it going? Really good. Good. You love beavers. I mean, who doesn't? What made you want to get into this field of research exactly?

Hey, how's it going? Really good. Good. You love beavers. I mean, who doesn't? What made you want to get into this field of research exactly?

Over your time researching the beaver, what's been the most interesting thing and surprising thing that you have found out for yourself about this creature that is, it's amazing?

Over your time researching the beaver, what's been the most interesting thing and surprising thing that you have found out for yourself about this creature that is, it's amazing?

Am I right in thinking that a lot of beavers were like culls in the wild? There was like a big cull of beavers, or am I making that up? A cull is when a beaver is killed. Yeah.

Am I right in thinking that a lot of beavers were like culls in the wild? There was like a big cull of beavers, or am I making that up? A cull is when a beaver is killed. Yeah.

I had no fucking idea. Do you know that? Oh my God. That's amazing. Wait, so we're like, you did your paper on your thesis on urban beavers. Yes. The beavers in the city.

I had no fucking idea. Do you know that? Oh my God. That's amazing. Wait, so we're like, you did your paper on your thesis on urban beavers. Yes. The beavers in the city.

I'm curious about this because obviously beavers sort of, I picture them living out in the wild, making their dams, doing their thing. Yeah. But they're all sort of living in amongst us.

I'm curious about this because obviously beavers sort of, I picture them living out in the wild, making their dams, doing their thing. Yeah. But they're all sort of living in amongst us.

Yeah. That's their, like, one thing that I know about. What are they doing?

Yeah. That's their, like, one thing that I know about. What are they doing?

So when you're in the city, you know, you bought your first home, you're very proud that you've got your house, suddenly some beavers move in and you're fucking flooded.

So when you're in the city, you know, you bought your first home, you're very proud that you've got your house, suddenly some beavers move in and you're fucking flooded.

Like what are you meant to do? Like the urban beaver feels like a very stressful thing to be moving in. It's like the nightmare creature, right? It's like, oh fuck. It's like a raccoon is going to like steal your garbage. But a beaver is going to flood you out.

Like what are you meant to do? Like the urban beaver feels like a very stressful thing to be moving in. It's like the nightmare creature, right? It's like, oh fuck. It's like a raccoon is going to like steal your garbage. But a beaver is going to flood you out.

You know, it's going to... Someone is... Yeah.

You know, it's going to... Someone is... Yeah.

It's on the back of the flag.

It's on the back of the flag.