Jumat, 04 Maret 2011

How much do you know about beavers?

How much do you know about these important animals?


If you believe you know a great deal about beavers, guess again. According to an article at the Globe and Mail website written by Erin Anderssen entitled, "The beaver's new brand-eco saviour,"

 "ponds with active beaver lodges had nine times more water during droughts than ponds without dams." In addition this article indicates that,  the presence of beavers in an area  result in the "raising (of)  the water table and cause an increase the  biodiversity found in an area. Beavers even cleani up pollutants left by humans in an area!

One other important thing which beavers do is their presence in an area  increase the populations of endangered fish stocks  in an area!  To read this article please click on the following link:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-beavers-new-brand-eco-saviour/article1913908/ 



Source of image:http://www.evidenceofdesign.com/the-beaver/
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