This chonky beaver is London’s latest flood hero

When a London neighbourhood needed a flooding solution, community groups suggested bringing in beavers — and it worked. For The National, CBC’s Briar Stewart visits the Ealing Beaver Project to find out how the toothy rodents helped solve the problem.

00:00 Spotted: Big mama Willow
00:49 Beavers moved to London in 2023
01:09 Got floods? Leave it to the beavers
02:05 Bonus biodiversity boost
02:28 Part of a bigger plan to rewild Britain
03:53 And the beavers are multiplying 🦫

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