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Old 18-02-2014, 19:11   #81
DtheP47
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Re: If you live on a flood plain-

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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer View Post
Floods prompt call for reintroduction of beavers
(can't beat a good beaver )

Floods prompt call for reintroduction of beavers | Derby Telegraph

There are not too many trees on the Somerset levels Mr A, the raw materials required by your furry acquatic friends to create ponds (yes ponds) which themselves will inhibit drainage. Yeah right and they will build a whacking great one across the Thames eh?

Rebecca Peake of Arkansas Uni says beavers"
  • Flood homes, roads and croplands.
  • Dam canals, drainages and pipes, which inhibits water control.
  • Girdle and fell valuable trees.
  • Flood valuable trees, causing them to die after prolonged flooding.
http://fisheries.tamu.edu/files/2013...l-Methods-.pdf

Bit flawed that Derby Telegraph piece methinks.
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