Pricey Dam Project 7 Years In The Making Finished By Beavers For Free
"Beavers always know best," said an environmental official in the Czech Republic, where the animals commandeered construction.
Pricey Dam Project 7 Years In The Making Finished By Beavers For Free
"Beavers always know best," said an environmental official in the Czech Republic, where the animals commandeered construction.
An expert engineer who will work for cheap.
The project had been in the planning stages for seven years, and was slated to cost the equivalent of $1.2 million, according to National Geographic. But as officials hashed out the details of securing the necessary permits, a local beaver colony took matters into its own paws, building a natural dam in the perfect location to create a thriving wetland for free.
“Beavers always know best,” Jaroslav Obermajer of the Czech Nature and Landscape Protection Agency told RPI. “The places where they build dams are always chosen just right — better than when we design it on paper.”
The Czech broadcasting station characterized the beaver dam as being built “practically overnight.” But Gerhard Schwab, a beaver expert in Bavaria, told National Geographic it probably wasn’t literally overnight. He believes it’s more likely that the dam took a few weeks, but people didn’t notice until it was done.
