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How Beavers Built a Stalled Dam For Free
“Beavers always know best.”(Jaroslav Obermajer, Czech Nature and Landscape Protection Agency)
Beavers, known as ecosystem engineers, are semi-aquatic rodents that use rocks, mud, and wood to dam up streams.
Bureaucratic lethargy delayed the construction of a dam in the Czech Republic for over seven years.
An army of eight beavers stepped in, unasked. They built the dam in a few weeks unnoticed, saving the government a whopping $1.2 million. They chose the same place where the government planned to construct the dam.
The beavers don’t believe in paperwork; they just do the job meticulously.
Experts said beaver dams last a long time and create good conditions for the rare stone crayfish, frogs, and other species that thrive on wetlands.
The eight beavers did not relax after building the dam; they created more wetlands.
