CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- A wandering beaver shut down part of a highway in southern Ontario on Wednesday as police worked to get the animal back to its natural habitat.
Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says the beaver was spotted sitting on a storm drain against a concrete dividing barrier on Highway 7/8 in Kitchener, Ont.
Schmidt says officers blocked part of the highway and tried to shoo the animal across the road to the ditch.
But he says the beaver was having nothing of it and refused to move from the left side of the highway.
He says police had an officer stay with the beaver to ensure it was OK and called in wildlife control.
Schmidt says wildlife control was able to capture the beaver and bring him back home.
"No one got hurt, and everybody's happy," Schmidt said.
Beaver is finally safe after getting onto Hwy7/8 at Ottawa St
— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) April 12, 2017
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