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This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years
Beavers built dams and canals that turned the site into a wetland, and officials say flooding has stopped for the first time in 10 years.
- In West London, the Ealing Beaver Project successfully ended routine flooding at Greenford tube station after five beavers were introduced to the 24-acre Paradise Fields site in 2023.
- Local authorities previously considered artificial reservoirs using heavy machines and concrete to manage flooding, but veterinarian and project leader Sean McCormack chose a nature-based solution instead.
- Urban beaver officer Deniz Mustafa noted that "everything downstream is much more protected from flooding than it was before," as the beavers hold back water to create safe swimming reservoirs.
- The Ealing Beaver Project operates as the only urban beaver site fully open to the public 24/7, with eight beavers and new kits currently residing at Paradise Fields.
- While University of Leeds conservation professor George Holmes warns of potential infrastructure damage from 'beaver bombing,' experts emphasize that careful reintroduction effectively addresses climate-fueled extreme weather challenges.
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KEZI 9 NewsA few hundred meters from a McDonald’s and a shopping center, nestled between busy and contaminated roads, an unusual and hairy group of city dwellers, the beavers, is creating a lush urban wetland.
This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years
A few hundred feet from a McDonalds’ and a strip mall, sandwiched between busy and polluted roads, is a lush and thriving urban wetland, built by very unusual residents.
·Atlanta, United States
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