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cwisto00 t1_it6xtfg wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Is building dams a learned behaviour for beavers? by Snoo-82132

That's been the thinking for decades, but a number of devices have been invented in the past 20 years or so to make killing beavers unnecessary in almost all cases. Crucial since they are a keystone species and eliminating them works out poorly in the long run.

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Corrupted_G_nome t1_it747xn wrote

The beaver deciever was one brand of device. Its just a covered pipe that bypasses the dam. Neat trick.

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Falcfire t1_it76mof wrote

Ah yes, ever since the invention of the beaver-deciever there's no more need for the beaver-cleaver.

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nightfire36 t1_it7d2r3 wrote

I used to be annoyed by them locking up streams, but learning about them has made me into a beaver-believer.

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Force3vo t1_it7h96w wrote

Though the Beaver Cleaver was historically used by Shiva and her believers the Beaver deceiver would grant a breather to the wood weavers.

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accidental_Ocelot t1_it7lv7x wrote

and now we have come to find out that beaver damns were important to combat wildfires so we start to help them build dams again.

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