Beaver
It’s open season on Patagonia’s voracious, disruptive … beavers?
In their natural habitats, beavers and their dams are vital parts of the ecosystem. But in Patagonia, where the beaver is an invasive species, they’re wreaking havoc on the local environment. Now the government is responding to stop the damage, and even local cooks are doing their part.
Chompin’ Invasives
Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay is under assault by an animal that shouldn’t even be there. Nutria are eating away at the wetlands there. The beaver-like animals were brought to the U.S. from South America decades ago to bolster the fur trade. But their population exploded and now government researchers are trying to come up with a […]