In Czechia beavers built a dam in 2 days, which local authorities had been planning for 7 years
Ah--the Busy Beaver hard at work.
In Czechia beavers built a dam in 2 days, which local authorities had been planning for 7 years
The animals saved the administration $1.2 million.
A project to restore wetlands in the Brdy Landscape Park had been in development since 2018. Over the years, the administration gathered all the necessary permits and was ready to begin construction.
But it turned out to be unnecessary—local beavers, which have lived in the park since 2020, took matters into their own hands, building dams in the required locations.
"The beavers saved us 30 million Czech korunas. They built the dams without any project documentation—and for free," said the head of the nature reserve administration.
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All my years of hiking & I finally saw a beaver & an owl on the same hike! It was early morning, & on a trail just down the road from me.
There's a guy on Facebook who lives in Saskatoon & when the pandemic hit he took to hiking along the river & discovered beavers live there & started sharing pics & vids of them. He studied & researched them & identified one as an older male beaver he calls Chewbarka. 
Sometimes his camera is close enough you can hear the beavers chewing. Enter "Mike’s photos and videos of beavers" into the FB search bar.
Fabulous, industrious creatures!! Adorable, too. 
