A group of eight beavers unintentionally saved the Czech government $1.2 million by building a dam in a protected area. The government had allocated funds for a similar dam project but faced permit issues after seven years. The beavers' natural construction, deemed more effective than the planned project, serves as a natural firebreak and flood control measure.
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“Beavers always know best,” said Jaroslav Obermajer, head of the Central Bohemian office of the Czech Nature and Landscape Protection Agency .
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