Beavers take two days to build dams govt had planned for seven years

A family of European beavers has become an overnight sensation in the Czech Republic after taking just two days to build a series of dams that the Czech Government had been struggling to build for seven years.

A project to restore water areas in the Brdy Nature Park began in 2018, but authorities had taken years to get all the right permits and finally get the construction of necessary dams underway.

The cost of the dams needed to restore the wetlands of the area to their original condition was estimated at around 30 million Czech crowns, but thanks to a family of diligent beavers, the Government doesn’t have to spend a single dime anymore. Environmentalists monitoring the Brdy area recently reported that a few beavers took just two days to build functional dams in just the right areas, sparing us humans the trouble. 

“Beavers are able to build a dam in one night, two nights at the most. While people have to get building permits, get the building project approved, and find the money for it,”

Zoologist Jiri Vlček told Radio Prague. Bohumil Fišer, head of the Brdy Protected Landscape Area Administration, also expressed his astonishment about the efficiency of the beavers compared to the bureaucracy of human public administration. The animals built the dams in just two days, while the government had been struggling to get the necessary paperwork for over 7 years.

“The Military Forest Management and the Vltava River Basin were negotiating with each other to set up the project and address issues regarding ownership of land. The beavers beat them to it, saving us CZK 30 million. They built the dams without any project documentation and for free,” Fišer said. 

Agency of the Czech Republic Environmentalists who inspected the beavers’ work reported that the dams were built in just the right places and will help restore the wetlands to their natural state and provide a suitable home for the rare stone crayfish, frogs, and other animal species.

“Beavers always know best. The places where they build dams are always chosen just right – better than when we design it on paper,” said Jaroslav Obermajer, head of the Central Bohemian office of the Czech Nature and Landscape Protection Agency (AOPK).

Culled from www.odditycentral.com