These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, ...
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Beavers Built a $1.2M Dam for Free — And Saved a Czech River
The beavers have built at least four dams and they could not have chosen their location better. They built them on a bypass ...
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Opting for coexistence: Some Wisconsin landowners learn to live with beavers
Beavers can cause property damage, but they also positively impact the environment. Some are working to peacefully manage the ...
Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.
The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land ...
Beavers finish seven-year dam project in two days
Despite a seven-year planning process and successfully securing the funding, the Czech Republic’s plans to build a new dam in ...
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Leave it to beaver – rodents build €1m Czech dam at no cost
A colony of beavers has saved the Czech government almost €1m after completing a stalled dam project themselves. Despite a seven-year planning process and successfully securing the funding, the Czech ...
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Why engineers are turning to beavers for insights into managing water resources
Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that helps ...