Hundreds of millions of beavers used to populate the West but were hunted to near extinction. Turns out, beavers are critical to healthy water ecosystems, so now there are efforts to bring them back.
Just weeks after officials began trapping and killing beavers along the North Truckee Drain, Sparks officials have stopped trapping and are instead looking for a more humane alternative.
SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sparks officials are trapping and removing nuisance beavers that are chewing into trees and building dams that bring the potential for flooding.
Circa 1950, Idaho Fish and Game tried a new way to handle beaver overpopulation: relocate some by dropping them from planes. A film was made to document the practice, but it was lost — until now.
