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Beaver-engineered dam in the Czech Republic - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)

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In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that accomplished environmental goals set by the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million, providing ecological benefits including improved water quality, enhanced biodiversity, and better water retention.

It was actually a funny news story one year back that was covered on lemmy. I just found out there is a wikipedia article, too.

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[–] silverchase@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Beaver supremacy