Did anyone offer them any money?

Well of course the three beavers that showed up at PI Center did not help with beach restoration. No mention is made in this report in the Daily News that anyone actually offered to pay them for their assistance.

What, you think beavers just give away their services?

Nancy Pau, wildlife biologist at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, said the beavers likely got too close to the mouth of the Merrimack River, which pulled them into the ocean before they washed up on the beach.

I think also that beavers and other wildlife must be punchy now that it's (semi) warm. I saw a poor roadkilled beaver and an equally lifeless 'possum at the side of Rte. 1 on my way up to NH earlier today (to buy cigarettes).

So a reminder: watch out for wildlife - and more important, motorcyclists - while driving now that spring is here. Probably not prudent to swerve to avoid hitting a non-human animal in most situations, though. Unless it's my cat.