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Beaver/Muskrat Damage? Vandalism?

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    • 2020-06-29 at 11:25 AM #14265
      Jake Lemon
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        Hi All,

        I recently had a station where the sensor cables was completely severed right above the sensor. I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar. I’ve attached a few

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      • 2020-06-29 at 4:11 PM #14269
        Dave Bressler
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          @lemon, Jim Moore (@w3asa) with Great Marsh Institute has had beaver damage at two of his stations. He has come up with some ways to deal with it.  Jim, would you mind responding to this thread with
        • 2020-07-09 at 5:08 PM #14296
          Christa
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            Thought I would vent/post about my recent loss due to vandalism…here seemed to be a good place lol! I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed, wait no, I’m mad. Totally stripped for p
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          • 2020-07-10 at 8:32 AM #14300
            Jake Lemon
            Participant
              What a bummer Christa! I’m pretty sure my damage was a case of vandalism as well. The cut seems too clean to be critter related. The station was on private property but there is public access a
            • 2020-07-13 at 7:32 PM #14331
              Dave Bressler
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                I spoke to Jim Moore (@w3asa) today and he is going to write up a blog detailing his method for protecting wires from rodent damage (and maybe from people damage like Jake’s?).  But I don’
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