{"id":462912,"date":"2022-06-14T22:58:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T19:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/a-single-beaver-caused-internet-outages-in-canada\/"},"modified":"2022-06-14T22:58:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T19:58:15","slug":"a-single-beaver-caused-internet-outages-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-single-beaver-caused-internet-outages-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"#A Single Beaver Caused Internet Outages in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28a3e4b6f23\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28a3e4b6f23\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/a-single-beaver-caused-internet-outages-in-canada\/#%E2%80%9CA_Single_Beaver_Caused_Internet_Outages_in_Canada%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;A Single Beaver Caused Internet Outages in Canada&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CA_Single_Beaver_Caused_Internet_Outages_in_Canada%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;A Single Beaver Caused Internet Outages in Canada&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-811604\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-811612\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_775435606.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Photo of a Beaver\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Frank Fichtmueller\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Internet outages are common, especially in rural areas where it can take a while for internet service providers to find the source of a problem. That just h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened earlier this month in Canada, where a beaver was responsible for a long-lasting internet outage.<\/p>\n<p>Internet access in some of British Columbia, Canada was unexpectedly shut down on June 7, lasting for \u201cmore than eight hours,\u201d according to <em>CTV <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/em>. NetBlocks, which tracks network disruptions and shutdowns worldwide, also identified a drop in internet access in BC during that time.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-811613 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FVJyy2ZXwAEKjpR.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Graph showing drop in network connectivity in Canada on June 7\" width=\"1400\" height=\"832\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netblocks\/status\/1536416663385546756\" data-credittext=\"NetBlocks\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Internet connectivity in Canada on June 7, 2022 <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netblocks\/status\/1536416663385546756\">NetBlocks<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The cause of the incident was later identified as a beaver \u2014 yes, a beaver. The affected fiber optic line was strung along poles owned by the\u00a0British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, and when BC Hydro crews investigated the outage, they found beaver chew marks at the bottom of a tree that fell down on the lines. BC Hydro\u2019s Bob Gammer told <em>CTV News<\/em>, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be a rich man if I had a nickel for every beaver outage, but they do happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Most internet outages don\u2019t have quite as funny of a cause as a semiaquatic mammal, but similar incidents are fairly common. The site <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cybersquirrel1.com\/\">\u2018Cyber Squirrel 1\u2019<\/a> tracks network outages reportedly caused by animals, including 1,252 from squirrels and 115 from raccoons, though it hasn\u2019t been updated since 2019.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bc.ctvnews.ca\/single-beaver-caused-mass-internet-cell-service-outages-in-northern-b-c-1.5944697\">CTV News<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netblocks\/status\/1536416663385546756\">NetBlocks<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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That just happened earlier this month in Canada, where a beaver was responsible for a long-lasting internet outage. 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