“Busy as a beaver” just doesn’t cut it with most
people, who view these creatures as worth their weight in pelts rather than engineering.
(Photo by Steve)
Yet environmentalists have long heralded beavers “for
their ability to protect against flooding, improve water quality and boost
wildlife.” Czech officials south of
Prague were recently treated to a stellar example of all this.
While bureaucrats hemmed and hawed over a “long-stalled
dam” project, beavers got right to work.
Pretty soon the Klabava River was shielded from toxic flooding, a
glorious wetland was created, and a proposed 1.2 million-dollar cost was
averted.
Resources
https://news.yahoo.com/news/dam-fine-beavers-save-czech-180852747.html
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