Leave it to Beavers

(Photo by Steve)

“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.

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