Rob Rich

It was a real thing. It did happen in, I believe it was 1948. A lot of interesting things came back after World War II there. And one of the things is that we were really infatuated with air travel and airplanes at the time. And so...

It was a real thing. It did happen in, I believe it was 1948. A lot of interesting things came back after World War II there. And one of the things is that we were really infatuated with air travel and airplanes at the time. And so...

It was a real thing. It did happen in, I believe it was 1948. A lot of interesting things came back after World War II there. And one of the things is that we were really infatuated with air travel and airplanes at the time. And so...

they were trying to figure out the, you know, how to get one of the early solutions has always to beaver conflict problems has always been like, oh, let's just move them somewhere else and do that. And that's still a kind of a gut response for anything from skunks to squirrels to, you know, anything else that we're having a conflict with.

they were trying to figure out the, you know, how to get one of the early solutions has always to beaver conflict problems has always been like, oh, let's just move them somewhere else and do that. And that's still a kind of a gut response for anything from skunks to squirrels to, you know, anything else that we're having a conflict with.

they were trying to figure out the, you know, how to get one of the early solutions has always to beaver conflict problems has always been like, oh, let's just move them somewhere else and do that. And that's still a kind of a gut response for anything from skunks to squirrels to, you know, anything else that we're having a conflict with.

And so they tried on mules with that group of beavers in Idaho. This was outside of McCall, Idaho. And That was not successful for the mules, particularly. They were not very conducive to that. And so they got this idea to release them from the air. And you can find footage of it still, of it happening.

And so they tried on mules with that group of beavers in Idaho. This was outside of McCall, Idaho. And That was not successful for the mules, particularly. They were not very conducive to that. And so they got this idea to release them from the air. And you can find footage of it still, of it happening.

And so they tried on mules with that group of beavers in Idaho. This was outside of McCall, Idaho. And That was not successful for the mules, particularly. They were not very conducive to that. And so they got this idea to release them from the air. And you can find footage of it still, of it happening.

But they did release a number of beavers in these boxes that had straps that would open upon impact with the ground, but not before.

But they did release a number of beavers in these boxes that had straps that would open upon impact with the ground, but not before.

But they did release a number of beavers in these boxes that had straps that would open upon impact with the ground, but not before.

I think it was a few dozen beavers that they released. launched out of the air into this kind of wilder area outside of McCall, Idaho. And they did have one fatality, but over, you know, a couple dozen beavers were dropped out of the sky for that purpose. So reintroduction has a really complex history in different iterations.

I think it was a few dozen beavers that they released. launched out of the air into this kind of wilder area outside of McCall, Idaho. And they did have one fatality, but over, you know, a couple dozen beavers were dropped out of the sky for that purpose. So reintroduction has a really complex history in different iterations.

I think it was a few dozen beavers that they released. launched out of the air into this kind of wilder area outside of McCall, Idaho. And they did have one fatality, but over, you know, a couple dozen beavers were dropped out of the sky for that purpose. So reintroduction has a really complex history in different iterations.

60, 70 years later, we've realized today how important it is to really relocate beavers as a family unit, because as we've talked about already, they really have strong and complex social bonds. And so it's not effective just to take one beaver and just dump it out in a new place. That beaver is most likely going to suffer and suffer immense risk as well from that relocation.

60, 70 years later, we've realized today how important it is to really relocate beavers as a family unit, because as we've talked about already, they really have strong and complex social bonds. And so it's not effective just to take one beaver and just dump it out in a new place. That beaver is most likely going to suffer and suffer immense risk as well from that relocation.

60, 70 years later, we've realized today how important it is to really relocate beavers as a family unit, because as we've talked about already, they really have strong and complex social bonds. And so it's not effective just to take one beaver and just dump it out in a new place. That beaver is most likely going to suffer and suffer immense risk as well from that relocation.

But when relocated as a family unit, there is potential that they can do well, but again, it is a lot of risk for the animals still.

But when relocated as a family unit, there is potential that they can do well, but again, it is a lot of risk for the animals still.