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Beavers in Czechia recently made international headlines after a colony in the Brdy region built a series of dams faster than local authorities could finish the planning phase—highlighting just how quickly these animals can reshape their environment. But the attention also points to a broader trend: these once-rare animals are now spreading rapidly across the country. Not long ago, beavers had completely disappeared from the Czech landscape and were only reintroduced in the 1970s. So what helped them return? And how is it that they have even settled in parts of Prague? I discussed these questions with Aleš Vorel, a scientist from the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague.
“In the Czech Republic, beavers were extinct in the past.
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Author: Ruth Fraňková