The 18th of February is observed as World Pangolin Day. However, most of us are still unaware of the existence of this unique and significant animal. So, what the heck is a pangolin? Aside from being shy and slow-moving creatures, guardians of precious natural resources to ecosystem engineers, these small creatures have an inevitable role to play on the planet – a very vital one!
them feel safer, but also stronger, both physically and mentally. summary maghull, east midlands today, leicestershire. a pair of beavers have been released in hampshire today the first in the county since the species was hunted to extinction 400 years ago. it s part of a rewilding project which has already seen beavers reintroduced in sussex and in dorset. james ingham reports. must be very exciting here this morning. chompy and hazel, two beaversjust released into this body of water here on this estate. with me now is rod needham who is from the beaver trust. rod, you ve been coordinating all this. how did it all go for you? i think it went really well. both beavers left the crates, swam off quite calmly, so that s always good to see. tell me why it s so important for you that we have beavers once again in the english countryside? as ecosystem engineers, beavers provide us with multiple benefits in terms of habitat creation, wetland creation, which ultimately provides homes and hab
they have been introduced into fenced areas to see what impact they have on the vegetation and surrounding landscape. they have been countries surrounding landscape. they have been countries where surrounding landscape. they have been countries where they - surrounding landscape. they have been countries where they are - surrounding landscape. they have i been countries where they are much better established, the north american beaver is the obvious example. there are plenty of states that see the beaver is one of the symbols of their identity. but there is damage caused by them, isn t there, particularly when you get significant populations? what can be done to mitigate the less useful side? that is they are tremendously useful to damning,, they don t eat meat so they do damage to shrubs. farmers are worried about collateral damage of the close to the land. we damage of the close to the land. - caught beavers ecosystem engineers. these are fantastic animals which coppiced trees, b
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