Leemcardhold t1_j1r8ham wrote
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It was mostly swamp
[deleted] t1_j1rir5x wrote
Well maybe it should be mostly swamp
rata_thE_RATa t1_j1rtdzh wrote
Maybe after we kill off biting mosquitos.
[deleted] t1_j1rxbte wrote
They're not that bad. They're better than humans
Lathael t1_j1s32vg wrote
You want to check your facts again. Mosquitos are overwhelmingly the number 1 cause of death by an animal, estimated at 1,000,000 deaths annually. Humanity is closer to 500k by best estimates. (has multiple sources.)
kslusherplantman t1_j1rvm1n wrote
You’ve never seen a beaver pond if you equate them with “swamp”
Leemcardhold t1_j1rycjv wrote
You’ve never seen a beaver pond if you don’t equate the extended flooded area beyond the pond to a swamp, or ok, a wet meadow.
kslusherplantman t1_j1ryp9q wrote
I’ve seen more beaver ponds that you ever will.
I live in the backcountry. In areas with MANY reintroduced beavers.
And just so you know, not everywhere (and many places I’ve seen) when they dam a river, there ARENT extended meadows (swamps as you call them)
You are assuming it’s always like that, which very much shows how few beaver ponds you have seen
Leemcardhold t1_j1sbyw6 wrote
Ha, I had the same thought. I’ve worked on numerous beaver projects and have worked/studied forestry and wildlife for over a decade.
Much of the eastern US seaboard was described as huge swamps by European settlers. It was the destruction of the beaver and dams that dried out the ‘swamps’. When I say ‘swamp’ I mean wet meadows, swamps, forested wetlands. Washington DC was famously a ‘swamp’ before it was drained. Anytime a beaver dams water, the water will spread. The extent varies wildly.
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