{"id":175491,"date":"2025-03-07T15:24:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?page_id=175491"},"modified":"2025-06-27T16:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T20:17:00","slug":"beaver-dams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/residents\/beaver-dams\/","title":{"rendered":"Beaver Dams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"175491\" class=\"elementor elementor-175491 elementor-175401\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4b3055 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b4b3055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346f825b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"346f825b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bde15f6 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bde15f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watercourse Obstructions and Beaver Dams<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5cd089 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f5cd089\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2342a402 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2342a402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bddeb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57bddeb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-350c29bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"350c29bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d1c974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71d1c974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Beavers and their dams are protected under the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife. Any intervention that may disturb, destroy, or damage the beaver&#8217;s habitat or the beaver itself is prohibited unless authorization is obtained from the minist\u00e8re de l\u2019Environnement et de la Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP).<\/p><p>For further information, consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/mffp.gouv.qc.ca\/documents\/faune\/Resume_procedure_castor.pdf\">R\u00e9sum\u00e9 des exigences r\u00e9glementaires relatives \u00e0 la gestion des castors et au d\u00e9mant\u00e8lement de barrages de castor<\/a> of the MELCCFP.<\/p><p><strong>If you notice an obstruction or nuisance in a watercourse (ice jam, beaver dam, debris of any kind, etc.), please notify your municipality by completing the reporting form below.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e94acf elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full 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