Civilian Conservation Corps preparing beavers for transplant to a new area to stabilize the local ecosystem, USA, ~1938

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“Nice beaver”

“Thanks. I’ve just had it transplanted”

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I got a kick out of an alternative method of relocating beavers, i.e. The Great Idaho Beaver Drops , in which our little heroes would parachute to victory.

(evidently, when transporting beavers by land historically, they’d often overheat and perish)

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The wiki links to this awesome 1950 video Fur for the Future that was rediscovered in 2015, restored, and uploaded to YouTube.

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Oh wow, nice find!

There’s a lot to unpack there in terms of the three species involved, the goals of the game dept, the implications of the fur trade, and the re-engineering of waterways by beaver. At this point I think I’ll just watch in fascination, and let the video exist in its own little time capsule.

Btw, I’m thinking you might just enjoy “Alone in the Wilderness"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG3fUIoXQ5A

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