216: Parachuting Beavers

June 21, 2022 00:05:05
216: Parachuting Beavers
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216: Parachuting Beavers

Jun 21 2022 | 00:05:05

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

In 1948, Idaho Fish and Game got the bright idea to transport beavers into the back country with PARACHUTES. It was a wild and wacky compromise to save dwindling beaver populations, promote healthy forests, and keep beavers out of post WWII housing developments.

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