Only in Canada: Ont. woman drives 400 km to help beleaguered beaver
It was a quintessentially Canadian act of kindness.
When an Ontario wildlife sanctuary put out an urgent call for someone to drive an ailing beaver to a specialized facility some 400 kilometres away, they found a volunteer within half an hour.
Mary Herbert didn't have any prior plans to make the trek from Ottawa to Rosseau, Ont., but offered to give the rodent a ride on Wednesday simply because she's always liked Canada's national animal.
"I just figured I could help them out," the Ottawa-area resident told The Canadian Press after arriving at her destination.
"I looked at my husband and said 'I can do that, I'm free tomorrow.' I love animals. It's really nice to be able to help wildlife out. It's not an opportunity many get."
Herbert had never volunteered for the Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary before, but she did follow them on Facebook, which is how she saw their appeal for a "beaver taxi."
"If I can save one beaver's life, that's a good thing," she said. "There's a beaver pond where I live and that's just part of the wildlife that I see, and I like. This fellow, it looks like he's been orphaned and he needed help."
The beaver travelled in a crate which was covered with a blanket and kept on the back seat of Herbert's car.
"He didn't say a word the whole way," Herbert said.
Only in Canada: Ont. woman drives 400 km to help beleaguered beaver | CTV News
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