A New Brunswick woman says she was devastated to find a dead beaver in a trap at her favourite walking trail in Memramcook , N.B., and questions why the traps were set in the first place.

“It was disgusting and I was wondering why a village wants to kill their own animals in their own park. That’s immoral,” said Annie LeBouthilier.

LeBouthilier was eager to go for a walk on Wednesday after the ban on going into the woods — due to the wildfire risk — was lifted in the province.

She loves seeing the beavers that live in the water in LeBlanc Park, and was heartbroken to see one of them killed in a trap.

She contacted the municipality, which owns the park, in search of answers. She was especially concerned because this particular trap and additional ones were left accessible to the publi

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