Beavers!

Semester in the West Podcast by Whitman College

Feb 7, 201900:08:16Government & Organizations

In America's rivers, the removal of beavers prompted a precipitous decline in water storage and riparian ecosystem health. By the same token, their reintroduction could transform these places for the better, but it's not...

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