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> One beaver forced its way out of the top of the box while parachuting; the beaver then fell to its death and became the only casualty of the operation. 76 be
by rjmill 3y ago
> One beaver forced its way out of the top of the box while parachuting; the beaver then fell to its death and became the only casualty of the operation.
76 beavers with only one casualty.
Seems like the drop was a big improvement over the previous relocation strategies. I don't see much reasoning for why it wasn't done again. Budget? Improvements in overland technology? Dwindling demand for beaver relocation?
- distortionfield 3y agoThere is probably more demand than ever before for these types of ecological support operations. Beavers are insanely valuable to local river ecosystems. When they dam up rivers, they incur a whole host of positive effects for that river, including but not limited to erosion mitigation, temperature drops, vegetation increases, etc...