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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Emily Beament

Beavers create wetland areas that stay green and boost resilience in drought

Beaver wetlands are helping make the landscape more drought resilient (Alan Puttock/University of Exeter/PA) -

Beavers have created wetland areas that keep pockets of the landscape lush even in the drought that is currently gripping parts of England.

An expert said the dams and ponds created by the beavers, which – like humans – engineer the landscape to suit them, hold water and slow its flow, providing a refuge for wildlife struggling in the otherwise parched countryside.

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