It was probably more useful as a method to get some of the surplus beavers into remote areas that needed them. Following the Guardian link to the original sour

It was probably more useful as a method to get some of the surplus beavers into remote areas that needed them. Following the Guardian link to the original source (http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/remember-parachuting-beavers-story-now-theres-video http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/remember-parachuting-b...): Fish and Game is transplanting beavers now in the Owyhee desert, where years of watershed use has denuded the vegetation. The beavers can go in to help restore the land. [Statewide fur bearer manager for Fish and Game Steve] Nadeau says beavers make good ponds that can hold water all year, and that’s important to the landscape.