How Beavers Fully Revitalised This UK River

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[@LeaveCurious]

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[@Gjorten]

2-legged tripod is called a bipod😝

[@davidwraight9940]

I like the idea of bringing back wildlife, but you need to tell viewers reality and not brush over the negative s

[@AussieAquatic]

Quick note, to say how well your videos are crafted and presented, 100K is not far away :)

[@LeaveCurious]

@@davidwraight9940 In the case of the beavers coming back, the positive massively out weigh the negatives. Doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be considered though.

[@LeaveCurious]

@@AussieAquatic 😁😁😁

[@Luboman411]

Fun fact: beaver ponds are incredible for not only slowing down floodwaters. They're also wonderful for replenishing groundwater. The result--droughts tend to be less severe with beavers around because their dams create a huge number of ponds that serve as catchment ponds. Considering that climate is going a bit haywire in Europe and around the world, the work of beavers is even more crucial than ever before to ameliorate the effects of sudden floods and sudden droughts.

[@jamesbizs]

Or. You know. Humans can do it, if they actually care about drought

[@BiTurbo228]

@@jamesbizs Why do it when beavers will do it for free! A world with beavers is a better world.

[@mardtdevisser1189]

@@jamesbizs wy spend money when nature does it herself

[@tonywilson4713]

There's an Australian guy by the name of Peter Andrews who has campaigned for years to do with our creeks what beaver dams do. As in slow the water down. Its turned out to be very important here because we get hit by droughts so often. I first saw this story on Peter many years ago when he was finally getting out from under the label of crackpot -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHmQq2CZnbl3rKs Thankfully since then people have started to wake up to what he's been trying to tell them.

[@manumaster1990]

exactly!

[@LordGertz]

In the Western US, it has been discovered that beavers actually mitigate drought effects. Ranchers were initially worried that beavers would "hog" the dwindling water supply and further prevent more downstream flow. During our long drought, some creeks nolonger flowed to their ends, and some became seasonal. But in beaver inhabited creeks, something else happened, they were not drying up, the areas were doing better than nearby creeks without beavers. Their ponds allowed more water to inter the ground water supply and changed the plants near the creeks, which in turn slowed evaporation of the creeks. Unfortunately, they are still seen as a hindrance by many not wanting them on their land, seeing it as a loss of property, while acknowledging that they are beneficial (just on someone else's land). Personally, I believe we should be helping species back into their historic ranges as that is how these biomes naturally coevolved and how the best work together.

[@man.inblack]

if we were custodians of the land and considered the naturals world, we'd probably find profit$ from supporting the tools of nature that natural biomes bring. instead of crafting the land in the image of our own design, we learn to encourage what nature does well thru allowing non human habitats to prosper within avenues and its own settlements, share the sense of 'ownership' of the land with those that have no such concept. I'm amazed at the casual disdain in these comments for the survival of a species, and the weak arguments to condone the easy answer. Suburbia kills more species than hunting. Big Farming kills everything but the product. Corporations reveal a casual disregard in the 'other peoples' safety and we ignore it and buy their products apathy will be our undoing

[@xShadowTigeressx]

My dad's office faces the river and a family of beavers lives right on the other bank. I love watching them. They were hunted to extinction in Slovenia, but came back in the 90s from Croatia, on their own. Lovely video, thank you.

[@LeaveCurious]

I'm jealous of his office! Thanks!

[@pencilpauli9442]

So lucky! I'm not jealous...honest! 🤥🤥 lol

[@Finkeldinken]

I wouldn't get ANY work done if I had your dad's office view! 😅

[@fancyhat6505]

Hello fellow Slovenian! Don't often see many of us

[@meenjogreen]

No

[@brianloughnane781]

We have Beavers in the suburbs of Philadelphia. They are no big deal to live with. When they make a pond or lake it’s amazing to see how much wildlife (wood ducks, frogs, herons and turtles) they bring in.

[@LeaveCurious]

It seems like they only really bring good.

[@letitiajeavons6333]

Are you referring to the beavers at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge by the airport?

[@brianloughnane781]

@@letitiajeavons6333 They are all up and down the Schuylkill River. Spring City has a couple of dams.

[@festyguy7405]

@@brianloughnane781 Cool; I need to go look over in VFP for them.

[@drewp.weiner2473]

What parts? I dont see any in the north west burbs

[@nancypine9952]

My mother's condo backed up to a beaver pond, and we could sometimes see them cutting down trees and hauling them away. They are protected in most New England states (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine) and are only trapped and moved when their dams threaten to flood roads. They are also being reintroduced to wilderness areas where they were trapped out of existence, since authorities are now realizing the enormous benefits beavers can bring.

[@LeaveCurious]

Ahhh awesome, sounds like a brilliant approach!

[@davidbeattie4294]

Beavers are a huge asset in areas prone to drought or flooding. By slowing the flow of local rivers they help ensure the aquifer is as full as possible, making the entire area more drought resistant. Their dams are natural flood control barriers. Great little eco-engineers.

[@tadblackington1676]

Glad you made note of the frogs. At my home you can tell how active the beaver pond down the hill is by how much noise the frogs are making. If the beavers are actively maintaining the pond, the frogs can be almost deafening in the spring (its kind of thrilling).

[@LeaveCurious]

Awesome, no need to count the frog spawn, just check the decibels!

[@mikeb3539]

It's astounding the size of trees they can fell. In northern Ontario, Canada I found a beaver dam 7 feet high and 100 feet across! The size of the pond they created was amazing and tons of wildlife were thriving in that new wetland.

[@The_ZeroLine]

That was me.

[@mikeb3539]

I've hauled my canoe over a dam that size in northern Ontario and it was astounding!

[@Triplaglol]

We got beavers again aswell in Flanders Belgium, it's amazing to see the works they perform. They live near 3 adjacent ponds and there is a small flowing creek around the ponds, it used to be the municipality that had to clean the creek to keep it from bogging up with dead leaves and branches. Now the beavers keep it clean and they actually dig it deeper so that it retains water for a longer period during dry summers. They do build dams on it but the water can still flow over it.

[@LeaveCurious]

so cool!!

[@dylanderyckere8077]

hey i am from flanders belgium to where is that place. Me and a friend love beavers and want to watch them in the wild. Would be cool to see them!

[@quinto190]

Beavers, the ecosystem engineers... looks like they do a better job than we did in the past with water. Here in Germany they were also allowed to come back over the last 20 years or so. First in some forested areas with creeks, but now they also can be seen along middle sized rivers.

[@peterclarke7240]

They aren't motivated by greed or power, they aren't going to low-ball on contracts and then do a half-arse job, and they actually live in the area they are improving, so it's in their interests to do the best job possible. Unlike how humans seem to operate! 😂

[@Joey18083]

Not the first thing that Germany tried to make extinct, eh?

[@Narnendil]

In the last few years, beavers have started to move back into to the river in my city in Sweden again. Beavers became extinct in Sweden in the 1800's, then reintroduced in parts of Sweden I believe in the 1920's. Finally, they are starting to come back to my area in Sweden. I hope I get to see one one day!

[@LeaveCurious]

That’s encouraging, I hope you get to see them too!

[@Narnendil]

@@LeaveCurious Yes, thank you :)

[@rhyswilliams4893]

Seems to be the case over most of Europe. Maybe finally they have a chance to recover after being hunted to ( expected) elimination

[@emilefarmer8513]

The spread of beavers in Sweden is very much slowed by their legal hunting and the prevalence of so-called 'protection' hunts of beavers instead of using mitigating methods when there are problems.

[@SvenEven]

A lot migrated from Norway and back into Sweden

[@SnowTroII]

🌲🌲 Hi Rob I'm dyslexic, and Englich is my second language, so I'm very insecure about my English writing. When I first stumbled upon your videos, I Immediately fell in love with your video format, and hopeful vibes. And I really felt like you were somone wert suporting. But sin's writing in English takes a lot out of me, i resorted to emojis🌲 I really appreciate you replying every once in a while. It always brings a smile to my face. So thank you for being you, and doing what you do. It brings hope and joy to my daily life🌲🐺🐂🐗🌲

[@LeaveCurious]

Ahh hello, I've been loving the emoji comments! You're absolutely fine, i expect to see emojis and written comments from now on! I'm pleased you're enjoying the content and thank you for the kind words!

[@marksadventures3889]

I think every young man is excited by his first sight of beaver. And it's good to see healthy rivers.

[@carolinejayes157]

Beavers are wonderful create new habitats for fish ,insects,birds,invertebrates.slow down rivers prevent floods,filter water ,prevent droughts ,with collection of water.They are natures engineers . We love them.!

[@LeaveCurious]

They're just so brilliant, I think we must learn to live with them.

[@XavierAway]

They are not natures engineers, an engineer builds something to create balance and harmony, what they do is entirely destructive to suit their own ends. We need trees more than a few extra insects. And everything else you said is completely wrong too. They do not filter water, they just block it, ultimately, the water that does manage to drain is the same quality. They do not prevent droughts as we do not source water from locations where Beavers build dams (and when they do build a dam in a reservoir, it just causes more problems). Oh, and they CAUSE floods, not prevent them 🤦🏻 this is actually very well known. I know they’re cute and whatever, but they are not all the good things because you like them. Sorry.

[@degustablegerbil]

@@XavierAway who hurt you? Was it a beaver?

[@XavierAway]

@@degustablegerbil he touched me in the no no area 😉

[@808fishman8]

@@XavierAway well said..."prevents floods" yeah maybe in opposite land

[@therisinghero1300]

Beavers are one of my favorite animals, one moved in to a park near me and flooded one of the trails, even got to hear it smack the water before it dived, was really cool to see a creek turn into a pond/lake

[@LeaveCurious]

Ah yeah the smack is super loud from what I've heard on videos! Thanks for sharing :)

[@oranganewton]

00:40 as a Canadian hearing “Beaver action” my mind went to the gutter

[@sebastianconrad6142]

Great posting. Big credit too to John Muir Trust for their protection work in Scotland where Beavers are also doing great things for the natural environment. 🌱

[@LeaveCurious]

Thank you and yes definitely! 🌿

[@LeaveCurious]

@William Tell please don’t get hung up on this, beavers being back in Britain wether if it’s England or Scotland is a win for all.

[@Tao_Tology]

@@LeaveCurious The John Muir trust isn't exactly opposed to nationalists (and the snide anti-English comments)

[@MasterTheDoom]

Oh hey, I live in a town along the river Otter. I have seen the beavers a few times and know plenty of people around here who work with them. It's been a good tourism draw for the area, but it was a real struggle before they got legal protection, as to whether they would stay or not.

[@michaelsrowland]

Whare is a place to see them?

[@claireandersongrahamkeller2744]

I can not believe how cute their smiling faces are! And, to think they do all this amazing eco-restoration work, and do not eat fish. I knew nothing about them. Thank you for sharing this video, it is wonderful. I hope to live near beavers when I love to Scotland in 2023.

[@LeaveCurious]

Oh yeah cute little things, wouldn’t want to get on the end of those teeth though! You likely won’t be far :)

[@colleeneggertson2117]

We love watching the beavers in Calgary, Canada. We've seen them create interconnected ponds in Fish Creek Provincial Park that help reduce flooding.

[@philpaine3068]

Being a Canadian ---- for whom the noble Beaver is a national symbol --- it's wonderful to see an Englishman show such excitement at seeing "his first beaver in the wild". For us over here, it's not just a ubiquitous symbol, emblazoned on every 5-cent coin and innumerable airplanes, storefronts, business logos and clothing brands, but also an everyday animal. I've seen them many hundreds of times. Thanks to your enthusiasm, I can experience the beaver with fresh eyes.

[@oh8wingman]

You forgot to mention that the largest beaver dam in the world is located in Wood Buffalo National Park. The face of the dam is approximately 775 metres long and the dam controls the spring runoff from nearby mountains.

[@philpaine3068]

@@oh8wingman That's damn big ------------ I mean a big dam!

[@lieutenantkettch]

Too bad there’s a plan to gradually phase out the beaver nickel.

[@philpaine3068]

@@lieutenantkettch What??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I guess that they must want to phase out the nickel entirely, like they did with the penny. You can't really buy anything for a nickel. Well maybe they could shift him up to the dime.... but that would mean getting rid of the "Bluenose" on the dime, which will piss off everyone in Nova Scotia.

[@mypreciouspieceofcheese7119]

Beavers are truly amazing animals, being from Canada I have seen MASSIVE areas of land turned into ponds/lakes where other animals like turtles and snakes thrive! Great and informative video! Thanks!

[@sweetsweet3753]

Welcome back beavers. Crazee if we cant find a way to adapt so they can thrive again. I live in Singapore and we had otters show up in the central business district harbour about 10 years ago and the population is doing really well there. Lots of new families = very cool.

[@thedodgybeaver4896]

I once lived in Thornbury Ontario. It was in a farm house with property boarderd by a creek which the owner pointed out the trout in the creek to me. That same day he showed me evidence of a beaver having set up shop and that he would inform the town counsel of this and they remove the new dam and said beaver. I encouraged him to leave the beavers alone and let them be, but, the town counsel believed them a problem for river management and migrating trout. ?? The irony here is that the river is named beaver river and Thornbury is in beaver valley. The fish and the beaver figured it out before we got here; one seems good for the other, as far as I can tell.

[@jeffedwards2444]

Fascinating. I live in Canada so seeing beavers..well they are everywhere..Beaver dams have one unmentioned human use...bridges across streams and rivers.

[@erinmorash9334]

Thanks for this video and for the Patreon reminder. I've signed up. I come from Canada where the beaver is our national emblem. Although beaver are plentiful here now, our historical fur trade almost wiped them out in North America. The species has bounced back thanks to over a century of effort. (I think that Canada even 'borrowed' a pair of zoo beaver from the UK to help rebuild the species. I was taught this in school, but I'm not sure how accurate it is.)

[@LeaveCurious]

hey Erin, thanks so much for joining patreon, means a lot :) hmmm i'm not sure wether if thats true or not, makes for a cool story though!

[@nilemerton9558]

I live in Wisconsin of the US and I'm always amazed at where I find beaver activity. I'll find them in small ponds in the middle of the pine barrens (dry grassland with scattered pine) as well as ponds at the highest elevations with just tiny ephemeral streams leaving them. Many of the ponds are many miles away from any major river or lake. This means they cross highways and deep woods to get to where they are. Impressive creatures to say the least.

[@LeaveCurious]

Awesome!

[@paulclaassen926]

Well done, LC. Very inspiring video. Regardless of where these beaver came from, I'm glad your authorities could be convinced to let these beaver live and breed along River Otter. Because of our ongoing twenty-two year (and counting) mega-drought in my home state of New Mexico, USA, we need more beaver in the mountains to hold back the rain water we do receive which in turn would support more plants and wildlife by keeping the streams running.

[@deinsilverdrac8695]

I live in Belgium I once got the chance to see beaver, i had a pretty good look at them As well as an heron And it was not in the wild (well yes but no The Wild) Just a river at few hundreds meters from a walking road in a forest near habitation. Coexistence is possible.

[@LeaveCurious]

Ah awesome, they're way bigger than I thought! We can definitely coexist!

[@peterdale7896]

There are many Beavers living in the river Stour in Kent. Saw them many times last year, always late in the evening.

[@claireskrine4837]

Yay, a beaver episode, thanks! I think I mentioned on a previous thread that beavers have 'appeared' on the Avon near Bath as well. Having you read 'Bringing back the Beaver' by Derek Gow? Well worth a read.

[@LeaveCurious]

These beavers love to just appear! i have read some of it yes, haven’t got my own copy yet!

[@reconeix]

How exciting to see Beavers returning to the UK. They are phenomenal landscape/hydrology engineers.

[@katzistone5881]

To see them in their natural environment is like a mystical experience for me. Last year I was very close to one, it was quite a talkative little fella, so I carefully just watched him working on a tree limp. In this area in Germany, we haven't had beavers for a long time and their population is thankfully growing again.

[@threeriversforge1997]

Beavers do make an amazing difference, and it's a valuable illustration of just how much we think it normal really isn't.

[@conradsutton]

Great video and hello from across the pond! As a tribute to beavers' engineering capabilities, when I was young and growing up on my parents' farm, we had a problem with beavers in the creek on the southern border of our property. The dams were diverting the creek water during the spring rainy season and flooding our lower fields, sometimes for weeks. We received permission from the game and fish commission to hunt the beaver in this creek and, when we went to remove the dams, two of them had to be removed with dynamite. The method in which beavers interweave limbs together is mind-boggling. Having said this, I'm glad to see a thriving beaver population returning to the UK. But be warned, they will need to be controlled, as they can eventually create a lot of harm to farmlands, if left unchecked.

[@wiv2631]

True, They have some very strong positives along with a few negatives.

[@ooooneeee]

It might have been that that spot was perfect for beavers to live and the government could have paid the farmers instead of removing the beaver dams.

[@CharlieBarkinTheDog]

@@ooooneeee government......pay.....farmers??? Are you serious?

[@jonathanhicks140]

Beavers damn small streams, but on larger rivers they burrow into the banks and cause serious erosion problems. The damns on smaller streams prevent salmon & trout from reaching the spawning grounds in the upper reaches, so placing further pressures on other iconic but endangered species. Yes they have positive benefits, but also some quite serious negatives.

[@ooooneeee]

@@CharlieBarkinTheDog corporations get paid by the government all the time with tax writeoffs. Farmers and fossil fuel corporations get huge subsidies. So if turning farmland into wetland captures tons of carbon why not pay farmers for the lost income?

[@TheBobador]

Great video, Rob! This is a fantastic in-depth explanation on the beaver's current situation in the UK! 👏

[@LeaveCurious]

Thank you, appreciate that, I'll be looking to make a video on the Scottish beavers soon :)

[@timozkurt7944]

It's a frickin fish hahaha! great final shot too! Glad you got to see them in the end Rob. Another great video packed with interesting info and on-the-ground footage.

[@LeaveCurious]

When you're looking beavers you think anything is a beaver haha, thanks Tim appreciate it!

[@matthewdavies5875]

Great video Rob! There is a certain cheekiness to finding beavers in the river Otter, so I think an unauthorised reintroduction.

[@LeaveCurious]

haha yeah it's just too perfect, thanks Matt :)

[@RussTillling]

God if you waited for the Dept of the Environment to do anything like this, you'd wait forever, as they'd be hogtied by all the lobby groups.

[@HydroSnips]

Great video, thankyou - gained a subscriber. Am not that far from Ottery and keep meaning to go see if I can catch a glimpse of them. The river mouth of the Otter is lovely too with quite a lot of interesting types of waterfowl this time of year - not your normal run-of-the-mill mallard or herring gull either :D

[@nl4064]

10 year study of fish and beavers show broown trout increase by 76% with beavers and they were 3x larger

[@fredericsouthworth2707]

Great video! We had a very similar story with Turkeys here in Vermont. The animal was extinct until 4 were relocated from upstate new york, Now we have a healthy population.

[@foamer443]

Same in Ontario. We got ours from Michigan in a swap for moose.

[@bluebowser3347]

I have a strong suspicion that beavers will help the native swallowtail butterfly expand it's range.

[@skybluskyblueify]

A few years ago I signed a Facebook petition to save the beavers in the UK. I wonder if online public pressure helped keep them safe?

[@LeaveCurious]

I think it has quite a bit of influence!

[@adrienrenaux6211]

I have visited beaver dams in Belgium with one guy that pretends he reintroduced them illegally from poland a couple of years ago. So it definitely could have happened in the UK

[@commandermudpie]

So happy we have some vast areas in the US where our native beaver can thrive. They can really do a lot of damage to farm fields and low areas. But... they create amazing and diverse ecosystems. A tough creature to get along with in urban and farming areas. Seeing beaver in the wild is such a treat. I have walked many trails where the trail is actually lower than the adjacent water level... thanks beavers... and good luck.

[@inharmonywithearth9982]

Any farm field close enough to be damaged by beaver would already be damaged and washed out each spring high water rain episode even if beaver were not there.

[@harveytweats2119]

I was fortunate enough to work on the River Otter Beaver Trial for a winter. It is truly inspiring, and unreal, that against all odds, this creature is back - and people - by in large - love them!

[@LeaveCurious]

This harvey from celtic reptiles & amphibians? I recognise your name and logo! Yep, I think the backing of the community is what's driven this - something to carry forward for future reintroduction

[@harveytweats2119]

@@LeaveCurious it is! Keep up the great work, the videos are brilliant. If you want to visit our centre for filming let me know.

[@LeaveCurious]

@@harveytweats2119 whats the best email to get you on?

[@obiwann785]

I live not far away from the Otter. Glad you got to see them!

[@Beauuaeb]

Really awesome videos. The best part is how you generally go out and find these animals for yourself. Great content, I live at the epicenter of rewilding near Yellowstone and it’s awesome to watch your country start to look more like mine!

[@LeaveCurious]

Yeah I really want to get out into nature more and capture everything. Appreciate it, thank you

[@iandavis9450]

stumbled across your site this morning absolutly love it and feel inspired thank you very much

[@christineb8148]

I read about the result of re-introducing beaver in River Adur at Knepp (Wilding by Isabella Tree) - it was so fascinating and convinced me that beavers are a keystone species that could make a huge difference in wildfires and water tables in areas where they have been absent for a long time. Also, the babies are ridiculously cute.

[@IndoorEcosystem]

Absolutely awesome video. I see hundreds of beavers here in Poland of all places. They are such odd creatures but they certainly play a huge role in the environment. Especially drought prevention.

[@LeaveCurious]

Thank you 🙏 yeah beavers are essential in times of drought. Something to keep in mind for the UK!

[@IndoorEcosystem]

@@LeaveCurious Imagine how important all the other species that have been lost to humanity were as well. It's pretty sad to think about.

[@LeaveCurious]

@@IndoorEcosystem we are where we are, we can’t go back, it’s important to make the right decisions moving forward.

[@tastyneck]

Really interesting! Thank you for sharing. There's has been talk about beavers' positive impact on our National Park systems and mitigating wildfires and droughts here in the US. They were also key to restoring wetlands after the return of wolves to Yellowstone. I know they can be a 'nuisance' but they've shown to really be a vital part of ecosystems. And their adorable. I'm glad you were able to see them in in the wild in real life. Also, subbed and looking forward to your current and future content. I've tended to focus on content like this for the US but excited to see a more grassroots account of the UK. I can already tell I'll enjoy your fungus vid.

[@LeaveCurious]

Welcome! Yeah beavers really need to be wether there’s wetlands, they bring an edge that shouldn’t be ignored. Pleased you’re enjoying the videos!

[@DuartedeZ]

Amazing video Rob as usual! The beaver has seen such a successful comeback in the UK, it is an example that hopefully other species will follow!

[@LeaveCurious]

Thanks Duarte, appreciate it!

[@markscouler2534]

I say we get wolfs, bears and boars back as well lol.

[@user-zv6rm3dq4x]

Mate, sitting here in Western Australia watching your work. Great content, brilliant narration. Cheers

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

Hi Robert, Just joined your channel tonight. Having an ecology/wildlife biology background, (et al skills) I found your video interesting, and well presented... My viewpoints as both a hunter, trapper, indigenous life skills instructor, as well as former park naturalist are varied and mixed in regard to the spectacle beaver. I personally have zero issues with "controlled culling/trapping" when the population count supports this; however, I most certainly take umbrage with what many call "nuisance animals" that some "think" should be culled and typically don't need to be at all...!!!...but rather learned to be lived with and/or accept that they have as much right to live as we humans... All in all the Castor species is awesome in all regards. As the only species besides humans to build something large enough to view from space. See Wood Buffalo National Park if you haven't already for this incredible structure. They also, from a traditional perspective, are a wonderful natural resource from the meat they can provide to countless other traditional materials some of us still know how to effectively and traditionally employ...Thanks again for a great video!

[@AlexvanRensburg]

Just wanted to drop a note and say how much I am loving this channel. It's such a great antidote to all the negative news out there and has been great for my mental health. Keep it up

[@LeaveCurious]

Appreciate that Alex! Any particular topics you'd like to see covered?

[@AlexvanRensburg]

@@LeaveCurious I'm still going through all your videos, so nothing specific at this point.

[@simonbarrow479]

Great video and I’m glad you finally got to see some. It’s an interesting point about the UK being up for having more beavers around, given the changes they make to rivers. I’m sure many people won’t like it because it’s change and some farmers will object to flooded fields. However the overall benefits are there for all to see - flood management and biodiversity. It’s got to be the way forward.

[@LeaveCurious]

Agreed, but as always there has to be answers to all and every problem that could possibly arise - that wont be of detriment to the beavers of course.

[@michaelafrancis1361]

Farmers object to anything they can't make money from. If farmers had their way the entire countryside would be a barren monoculture devoid of natural life.

[@simonbarrow479]

@@LeaveCuriousI’ve just come across this video from the US where a guy created thousands of rock dams. It was thoroughly investigated by the USGS and showed the same effects as having beavers but in an arid environment. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWPXinxtn7qXi5Isi=FasKth7MKQr5L9iZ

[@bjelfin]

Thanks for posting this. Hopefully through environmental education, more and more people will realize the importance of protection and government support for these amazing animals. Fortunately we're past that part of our history where they were hunted in order to make stupid hats from. I knew this happened in the U.S., but wasn't aware they were also hunted to near extinction in other countries. They have made a comeback here in Montana and Wyoming in the Rocky Mountain West. They play an important part of the ecology as you have stated. Their extreme cuteness should also help garner protection for them, too.

[@ajourney50]

If you get this excited over beavers, try visiting Canada sometime. One of the largest beaver dams is in Western Canada. And I can tell you from personal experience how important they are, every time the beaver dam on my lake is damaged, the water level will suddenly rise.

[@LeaveCurious]

Canada is on my list Alison!

[@maryhairy1]

I’ve got no imagination on how these beavers got into the river. One can only guess! Wow, I’m so glad that these little guys made it back! I’ve never seen a beaver before & I look forward to see them.

[@Soilfood365]

Very jealous! Managed to get to the river otter for a few hours last time I was in the UK, got giddy for every gnawed tree but had to move on before it was dusky enough for the beavers to be up and about.

[@LeaveCurious]

Ah nooo, do you have another chance to try and see them? Soon as that sun goes down they come to play.

[@Soilfood365]

@@LeaveCurious It is very much on my to do list next time I'm over there!

[@Louisejames23]

I’ve learned so much about beavers through KZbin & what amazing animals they are & so cute 🥰 😊

[@tss9886]

Beavers also reduce the likelihood of wildfires in areas they inhabit. Lands maintained by beaver hold more water and act as fire breaks. For farmers while they may loose some area to beaver ponds the land they have is more productive due to increased moisture in the soil. Cattle are fatter and larger because the forage is richer and healthier.

[@Recubs0608]

Thank God for Beavers. Good job Beavers

[@mamamoo3974]

Well done wish there was more of them

[@ryanowen7076]

Eurasian beavers in the UK was the subject of my dissertation! Not only are they excellent ecosystem engineers which do wonders for biodiversity, there's also evidence they greater beaver numbers could be useful in lower carbon emissions, as soil found at the bottom of beaver ponds and downstream of the beavers had significantly more sequestered carbon that areas upriver of them, suggesting that beavers could be useful for trapping carbon that could be potentially released into the atmosphere at the bottom of their rivers, so all the more reason to support this species!

[@hotbit7327]

Well done! Interestingly, beavers are protected in Poland since 1919 and the current population is close to 150 000. Thus there is no excuse to say some dozens or hundreds of beavers in the UK are 'too many'.

[@robstafford8306]

From the uk. Beavers were hunted to extinction 3/400 years ago. And then they reappeared. Have seen really strong, robust studies in a lot of US states….some of them classed as arid where beavers have been reintroduced. They hold water back, allow it to inflate, mitigate storm floods and improve riparian vegetation. Best of the US ones I have seen is a rancher who worked with his granddaughter, the local university and Govt Agencies in the US to turn his degraded stream into both a haven for wildlife and a source of infiltrated water for his paddocks.

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

👍👌👏 Very well done. Congrats for seeing your first beavers. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health

[@LeaveCurious]

You're welcome! thankyou!

[@sluwushi]

I'm so glad I've discovered this channel, so informative and interesting

[@marktropheus4877]

A nice well-made video. Keep up the good work.

[@eileenferris9619]

Amazing insights shared here. Thank you. I'm so excited about this opportunity to encourage these semi aquatic mammals to be welcomed and coexist with us humans and possibly be interdependent. So cool x

[@nicholascox4545]

What an incredible video. Fantastically shot and edited

[@LeaveCurious]

Thank you! Pleased you enjoyed it 😄

[@WildlifeWithCookie]

lovely video! glad you got to see the class little fellas

[@LeaveCurious]

ah man, they're so amazing, cheers dude :)

[@davidsivills3599]

Great video Rob, what mankind destroyed in the past hopefully can be rectified for the future.We have more understanding now how wildlife as a beneficial effect on the environment. With people like you Rob Britain is in safe hands thank you.

[@Soulfulvision1111]

Awesome journey Loved it And Beavers are hero's

[@alunjprice]

They’ve been reintroduced in a trial here in Sussex, otters are now on the Adur again, things are gradually getting back into balance.

[@grond21]

This is really encouraging. What I would like to see now is beavers in some of those Scotland nature preserves. If we can create solid riparian habitat the case for the lynx would be much easier to make

[@LeaveCurious]

It certainly would, great point!

[@LeaveCurious]

@William Tell I’m actually in Scotland now, going to film them over the coming week or so

[@jdghok]

There are lots of beavers living up by spittalfield in perthshire by the river tay, we saw them over a decade ago while harvesting carrots in the fields up that way, they used to come out and dig up carrots at night for they're supper 👍🏻

[@LeaveCurious]

I bet carrots are a beaver delicacy. I’ll be heading along the Tay in the coming weeks. Cheers!

[@jdghok]

@@LeaveCurious tay farm, between meiklour and spittalfield mr david gemmels estate, you'll like that place mate, its an old roman fort site sittin high up, they used to have open days in the gardens etc, regularly floods out by the mighty tay river, i believe thats how our wee furry friends spread out in tjat area in tje first place, this was a long time ago now 10 - 15 years probably, i cincerly hope they're still around that area and the redneck farmboys haven't kilt them 😉

[@tremainecornish2977]

I love this young man's joie de vive in & with nature.

[@orangeman4.065]

As a person that lives in a town that lives aside the river otter it makes me proud to think that we have a good population of beavers in the uk

[@markg3025]

Great topic and video glad you got to see the beavers.

[@LeaveCurious]

Cheers Mark, I was very pleased to have seen them!

[@markg3025]

@@LeaveCurious First let me express our condolences on the passing of Queen Elizabeth. But On a similar topic I was visiting the San Diego Zoo last month and got to see their pair of Platypus it was awesome.

[@guncotton1950]

As a Canadian I fully approve of beavers✅✅✅✅

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

I am so glad to see governments recognize the importance of beavers to habitat and eco systems.

[@LeaveCurious]

For sure, long way to go yet.

[@rutts499]

Fantastic video, cheers!

[@elliotw5918]

I love beavers, they used to live where I'm at in east Tennessee but the ecosystems are so out of balance here and there's so many people it's hard to imagine them ever being wild around here again.

[@alarchwen6123]

Really pleased to find out they're in Wales now too, though the project is still at the enclosure stage for now. Hopefully, we will have many more beaver reintroduction projects. They are amazing animals!

[@christinecollins6389]

Fascinating video so pleased they are thriving

[@LeaveCurious]

Me too :)

[@jeffodabear]

As a Canadian fly fisherman, I laughed when you were disappointed when the splash was a fish and not a beaver.

[@tedbyrne88]

Great video. 1st iv watched from you. Was almost put off when you left early Thursday morning for some beaver action!

[@LeaveCurious]

Lol it made me laugh at least, cheers Ted

[@Entoron055]

Your enthusiasm is great

[@LeaveCurious]

Gotta love the beavers! Cheers 🦫

[@deeznuts6286]

A nice clean beaver always gets the job done ✅

[@mrow7598]

They're reintroducing them into Washington and Oregon States. They're finding that the rivers and streams they inhabit have better water quality but also they flow much better all year round including during dry months. Too many people think if the lakes and ponds beavers create reduces the amount of water for people however its showing the opposite effect as they act as mini water reservoirs .

[@markw999]

You got up at 4:58 AM on a Thursday to score some beaver action? LOL. I guess I've done stuff just as silly for that ol' beaver.......

[@LeaveCurious]

Lols that’s the best time to score some beaver action

[@AsherSkylark]

My country doesnt have beavers but im really curious about this wild bugger. Its quiet astonishing how these species made a comeback helped retrieve their natural habitat

[@Luboman411]

Are you from Australia, New Zealand or South Africa? Beavers are not native to these nations.

[@sandro5535]

A solution I have seen to Beaver dams is big pipes below the dam that can be opened when excess water.

[@danielusvyat]

Cool video, had no idea we had beavers in UK. Very cool!

[@LeaveCurious]

Thank you Daniel!

[@matthewevis3175]

I grew up I Ottery along that river and my mate Jamie was the first to report the beavers back in 2008

[@kb_pho_vid]

Great video Rob! Was lovely to meet you on the river bank!

[@LeaveCurious]

Oh hey man! I could of done with some of your smooth, 3-legged tripod, beaver footage!

[@kb_pho_vid]

@@LeaveCurious nothing beats a two legged tripod!!!

[@kb_pho_vid]

Also stoked I made it in your video! Haha