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> The thriving beaver population of Tierra del Fuego (another place Thie has studied) is descended from beavers brought to Argentina from Canada’s Saskatchewan
by pelagicAustral 3y ago
> The thriving beaver population of Tierra del Fuego (another place Thie has studied) is descended from beavers brought to Argentina from Canada’s Saskatchewan River.
They've been trying for years to get rid of them, since they are destroying the native forests. [0][1][2][3]
[0] https://es.mongabay.com/2023/06/castor-invasor-plaga-que-arrasa-bosques-de-tierra-del-fuego-argentina-chile/ https://es.mongabay.com/2023/06/castor-invasor-plaga-que-arr...
[1] https://www.infobae.com/tendencias/2023/06/06/castores-invasores-el-desafio-de-erradicar-una-plaga-que-destruye-los-bosques-fueguinos/ https://www.infobae.com/tendencias/2023/06/06/castores-invas...
[2] https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202011/536780-castores-tierra-del-fuego-invasion-conejos-plagas.html https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/202011/536780-castores-tierra...
[3] https://www.scidev.net/america-latina/news/con-trampas-erradicaran-castores-de-tierra-del-fuego/ https://www.scidev.net/america-latina/news/con-trampas-errad...
- nerdponx 3y agoGreat example of how an essential element of a native habitat is a horrible invasive in a foreign one.
- suoduandao2 3y agoBeavers were considered a pest in Canada as well, to the point of being the main antagonist in several indigenous myths