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But that got, well, bogged down in a dispute recently. between two state enterprises over which one of them would own the land. Then, two years later, came the beavers and solved the problem for them, saving the Czech taxpayer about a million pounds.

Bohemil Fisher appears unfazed by the creative embellishments in some of the reporting. One paper claims the beavers had built these 20 dams overnight. For him, the story of the Burdi beavers has been fantastic PR, both for this wild area of forest and rolling hills, and for this industrious nocturnal animal, which many wrongly assume is a pest.

Bohemil Fisher appears unfazed by the creative embellishments in some of the reporting. One paper claims the beavers had built these 20 dams overnight. For him, the story of the Burdi beavers has been fantastic PR, both for this wild area of forest and rolling hills, and for this industrious nocturnal animal, which many wrongly assume is a pest.

Bohemil Fisher appears unfazed by the creative embellishments in some of the reporting. One paper claims the beavers had built these 20 dams overnight. For him, the story of the Burdi beavers has been fantastic PR, both for this wild area of forest and rolling hills, and for this industrious nocturnal animal, which many wrongly assume is a pest.

What she does is she picks up a baby wombat that's walking with its mother, shows it to the camera. It's hissing in distress, clearly. And in the background, you can see the mother coming towards, trying to find its Joey. And the person filming this whole scene is laughing, saying the mother's really cross. And then she goes and puts the wombat back.

What she does is she picks up a baby wombat that's walking with its mother, shows it to the camera. It's hissing in distress, clearly. And in the background, you can see the mother coming towards, trying to find its Joey. And the person filming this whole scene is laughing, saying the mother's really cross. And then she goes and puts the wombat back.

But clearly, I mean, this has caused a massive outrage on social media. Even the prime minister said, weighing in on this. And the foreign minister has been talking about this. It's been a big discussion point. Australia obviously takes the protection of its animals very seriously. It's got a massive amount of protected and very, very unique animals.

But clearly, I mean, this has caused a massive outrage on social media. Even the prime minister said, weighing in on this. And the foreign minister has been talking about this. It's been a big discussion point. Australia obviously takes the protection of its animals very seriously. It's got a massive amount of protected and very, very unique animals.

The wombat itself, this wombat, I don't believe is endangered. But nevertheless, there have been animal protection experts, you know, saying that this is unacceptable. This obviously caused distress. There's a very tight bond with wombat joeys and their mothers.

The wombat itself, this wombat, I don't believe is endangered. But nevertheless, there have been animal protection experts, you know, saying that this is unacceptable. This obviously caused distress. There's a very tight bond with wombat joeys and their mothers.

And obviously separating them is something that experts say will cause a huge amount of distress for the mother, which obviously we saw in the video. And that's led to a big discussion about, you know, what this means. influencer is doing in Australia.

And obviously separating them is something that experts say will cause a huge amount of distress for the mother, which obviously we saw in the video. And that's led to a big discussion about, you know, what this means. influencer is doing in Australia.

She's gotten 90,000 followers on Instagram but that obviously has caused a lot of people to say you know should she be here in Australia in the first place. Of course the Home Affairs Minister has said that they are looking at the conditions of her visa but has also said that he you know wants to see the back of this individual and is hoping that she won't be returning to Australia.

She's gotten 90,000 followers on Instagram but that obviously has caused a lot of people to say you know should she be here in Australia in the first place. Of course the Home Affairs Minister has said that they are looking at the conditions of her visa but has also said that he you know wants to see the back of this individual and is hoping that she won't be returning to Australia.

Australia is no stranger to cyclones but this part of Australia, the last cyclone that hit this particular area was more than 50 years ago. Authorities are talking about the fact that this could be scary, it's a very rare event and certainly people I've spoken to are just not quite sure what to expect in the coming days and the landfall

Australia is no stranger to cyclones but this part of Australia, the last cyclone that hit this particular area was more than 50 years ago. Authorities are talking about the fact that this could be scary, it's a very rare event and certainly people I've spoken to are just not quite sure what to expect in the coming days and the landfall

It's expected to make landfall late on Friday, perhaps even early into Saturday. So there's been a window of opportunity, if you like, for people to get more prepared before they have to wait it out. The authorities have been really hot on making sure that people are prepared. They've flown in firefighters from other parts of Queensland to reinforce them.

It's expected to make landfall late on Friday, perhaps even early into Saturday. So there's been a window of opportunity, if you like, for people to get more prepared before they have to wait it out. The authorities have been really hot on making sure that people are prepared. They've flown in firefighters from other parts of Queensland to reinforce them.

New South Wales as well is likely to be in some of the danger zone. And so the two states are working together. The federal services as well are working on this to make sure that everybody is staying safe. But the general rule is try and stay indoors and just keep away from the strong winds and the concern about flooding.

New South Wales as well is likely to be in some of the danger zone. And so the two states are working together. The federal services as well are working on this to make sure that everybody is staying safe. But the general rule is try and stay indoors and just keep away from the strong winds and the concern about flooding.