They are being reintroduced all over the Rockies and the Colorado River basin, and other places where there are water shortages.
Before contact, the Blackfoot tribes never hunted them because they knew of their importance. Now, we are catching up.
https://coloradoheadwaters.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Colorado-Headwaters-Proposal.pdf
Are you sure they aren’t being reintroduced because of an increase demand in the Rockies for beaver ass glands for natural vanilla flavoring? 🙂
“Much like us, beavers build dams for their own benefit. They make ponds to protect their lodges and flood areas to increase the vegetation they feed on and use for building materials. While their motivations are selfish, they end up helping their woodland friends, like elk, moose, birds, fish and insects.
Scientists have shown we get lots of benefits, too. Beaver dams improve water quality, trap and store carbon — and in the aggregate could be a significant way of storing groundwater in dry climates.”
Really interesting
