Oregon Field Guide
Urban Beavers
Clip: Season 27 Episode 2704 | 8m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
There's a beaver boom all around Portland. Local agencies let them stay where they are
A building boom by beavers has backed up water in streams all around Portland. A decade ago, many of the beavers would have been trapped and killed. Now, local governments are more likely to let the beavers stay in the name of natural flood protection and restoring habitat.
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Oregon Field Guide
Urban Beavers
Clip: Season 27 Episode 2704 | 8m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
A building boom by beavers has backed up water in streams all around Portland. A decade ago, many of the beavers would have been trapped and killed. Now, local governments are more likely to let the beavers stay in the name of natural flood protection and restoring habitat.
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