I have always loved the largest member of the rodent family. The sad thing is the fur on his back tends to be his worst enemy. We also tend to forget that the damns he builds actually create habitats for other creatures. Apart from my personal feelings on beavers there was another reason that made me create “Coat of Harms” and that was my pride for the country in which I live. Beavers are known around the world as one of the symbols of Canada they are on our currency the Canadian 5 cent piece features a beaver.

   If you look at the area around the beaver there are numerous maple leaves another Canadian symbol. Beavers do not particularly like hardwoods like maple they prefer aspens and willows soft wood trees. His head is held high as I would hope my fellow Canadians would hold their heads showing a pride in their country.