Amanda Bartlett: #Beavers released into #California river for the first time in over a century

"A family of seven beavers slipped out of their kennels and curiously glided across the marshy waters of the South Fork Tule River deep in the southern Sierra Nevada earlier this month. It marked the historic comeback of a native species that was once abundant in the 71-mile California tributary and surrounding meadows but has been absent for over a century.

Plans to bring the beavers home were set in motion by the Tule River Tribe nearly a decade ago as it sought to improve drought conditions and conserve water on its land, forming a partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. …"

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https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/beavers-released-tule-river-california-19530970.php

RT @LiveStormChaser: IMAGE: Before/After showing the Tule River in Springville, California

Photo Permission: Brian Duke
Map Source: Google Maps

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