Beavers built dams that outlasted 130 engineered flood barriers, study finds

Beavers built dams that outlasted 130 engineered flood barriers, study finds

Instead of crews and machinery, a pair of beavers in northern England has been doing notable flood-control work — and their defenses keep holding up. In the North York Moors, the animals built their own dams, outperformed 130 engineered structures, and helped restore the habitat around them. What's happening? The BBC reported that in a 2019 study, the University of Leeds and Forestry England released two Eurasian beavers into an enclosure in Cro…