How wetlands are being revived by beavers
According to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, we are losing wetlands three times faster than we are forests. There is one hero with extraordinary abilities to return them to their original state: the beaver.
Wetlands serve as a carbon sink, a water storage area, and a food supply. Despite doing more for humanity than any other terrestrial habitat, according to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, they are disappearing at an alarming rate.
The main issues are droughts and rising heat brought on by climate change, as well as agricultural and urban expansion.
However, if there is a river nearby and a beaver, this process could be able to be stopped.
According to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, wetlands are disappearing three times more quickly than forests. One hero with extraordinary abilities is the beaver, who can return them to their original state.
In addition to serving as a carbon sink and a food source, wetlands also store water. However, wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate, despite the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands’ claim that they benefit humans more than any other terrestrial environment.
The main issues include climate change-related droughts, increased heat, and urban and agricultural growth.
However, this process might be able to be stopped if there is a river nearby and a beaver.
Simple streams become robust wetland habitats as a result “says California State University ecohydrologist Emily Fairfax.
Their wetlands are a great home for a wide variety of species due to the abundance of food and water they provide. Beavers are regarded as a keystone species in part because of this.
Beavers have been reintroduced into Canada and a few US states over the past 50 years. Initially, this was done to increase the number of beavers after they were almost hunted to extinction.
