After the video started to go viral, with more than 100,000 views on Facebook at time of writing, the rancher posted an update saying: "There is so much hate and discontent going around Canada and Saskatchewan these days, I thought this would be an excellent way to bring the amazing people of Canada together for a moment, so we could chuckle at this adorable beaver together.

"I also wanted to highlight the fact that Canadian Ranchers are dedicated to sharing their land with wildlife. While it was a beaver this time, it could have easily been a moose, deer, coyote pup, goose, duck or bald eagle. We love the fact that we get to work WITH nature every single day.

"And finally that ranchers work with wetlands and sloughs. I have seen many an activist protesting the fact that beef production uses so much water. Here in Sask, water is in abundance. This is the reason we have so many beavers.

"Thank you to every single one of you that has shared, liked and chuckled at this video. Chalk this up as another experience I'll never forget!"