One thing I love about tracking the appreciation of beavers is that it is like watching a colorful beach ball bounce from state to state in an cheerful game of hot potato. First the good news is in North Carolina, then in Wyoming, and now New Mexico. Sit back and enjoy a truly enjoyable report that made the local morning news on KRQE.
Beavers are recognized as vital – and adorable – contributors to healthy water systems in NM
My goodness what a great summary! Don’t you wish you could come Friday evening? There’s a lot to be proud of in this segment, and I’m sure the good folks Karl Malcolm and Cecil Rich appreciate this coverage. I’m thinking that even though we haven’t met we would quickly become beaver friends.– Scratch that, we already ARE friends. I knew that name sounded familiar. Karl Malcolm is the author of the beaver toolbox which came out years before Pollock’s restoration guidebook. No wonder this interview is so good.
This was certainly much better to come across than the weather channel story that discussed the recent exeter results and ran a photo of a nutria.
I get that everyone can’t see the subtle differences – the wiry white whiskers, the forward-facing nostrils, the slanting eyes, but why don’t people at least realize that if the photo doesn’t show you the classic beaver tail it’s because the animal photographed has the WRONG kind of tail entirely!
Sheesh!
But there isa last dose of wonderful news. I got an email monday from a woman in Vermont who was sad about the city removing beavers near her property. She was hopeful at least to see if the could repair the dam, so I went hunting for a video about using BDAs. I found this fantastic one which from fish and wildlife which does such a great job of describing the lack of beavers that necessitated human effort and the DELIGHTFUL surprise they got upon completion.
Honestly, if you don’t have time to watch the whole thing, at least skip to 7:38 for a great big smile.
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