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Alt Text: Panel 1: A beaver walks outside a beaver lodge, waving goodbye to his beaver family. His wife says, “Have fun at work, hunny!” Panel 2: The beaver arrives at his workplace: the forest. He looks around, confused as the forest has been cleared. Panel 3: The beaver stands in front of a massive human-made dam, shouting in shock, “WHAT THE FUCK?!!” Panel 4: The beaver returns home, where his family waits. He says, “Babe, we have to apply for welfare.”

  • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    The Wikipedia page for it is a great read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver-engineered_dam_in_the_Czech_Republic

    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