When Kim Rhodes saw the tree damage at Centennial Park in Owasso, she was stumped.
"Really? No way," she said.
Beavers did this damage.
"I had no idea there were beavers in Owasso," Kim said.
The city called Reginald Murray with Oklahoma Wildlife Control to get rid of the critters.
"They come out the lakes, up the rivers, in the storm drains, and then they're in the city," Reginald said.
Reginald put traps in the park under the water.
So far, he's trapped three beavers in the past three days.
He says by nature, beavers destroy.
"If it's wooden they'll chew it, and if it's not nailed down, they'll use it for construction," he said.
"You remove the problem and then address the damage."
Reginald says the only way to stop them is trap them. If you don't, you'll have a beaver battle.
"The never-ending beaver battle," he said.
Because beavers are over-populated in Oklahoma, the wildlife department suggests euthanizing them. When Reginald traps one, he takes it to Safari's Sanctuary in Broken Arrow and feeds it to one of the lions.
He says relocating a beaver would only cause problems for someone else - even if you take it far away. A beaver can travel 30 miles in one day.
"Wow, that's really crazy," Kim said.
Kim's glad someone's taking on the beaver battle.
