Yes, beavers can help stop wildfires. And more places in California are embracing them

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Yes, beavers can help stop wildfires. And more places in California are embracing them

www.latimes.com

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Environment@beehaw.orgEnglish · 7 months ago

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Beavers create unburned islands where plants and animals can shelter from megafires, research has confirmed. A movement is afoot to reintroduce the rodents to the state's waterways.

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