Beavers in the Czech Republic ignored construction permits and completed a stalled dam project, much to the delight of officials.

"Beavers always know best," said an environmental official in the Czech Republic, where the animals commandeered construction.

The beavers have built at least four dams and they could not have chosen their location better. They built them on a bypass gully, originally excavated by soldiers to drain a former military base. This drainage system had a negative environmental impact, but the beaver-built dams helped to restore the area into a thriving wetland.

Beavers have saved the Czech government and its citizens $1.2 million, by flooding an area, where a dam was planned.

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A beaver colony has just saved officials in the Czech Republic $1.2 million – which is over R22 million – by building a dam that would have taken the government seven years.

A beaver colony gained overnight fame by building several dams in the Brdy protected landscape area, creating a natural wetland exactly where it was needed.

Despite a seven-year planning process and successfully securing the funding, the Czech Republic’s plans to build a new dam in the Brdy region came to a standstill as authorities struggled to acquire building permits. However, it was the arrival of eight hard-working beavers that finally got the job done.

The beavers chose to build their dam in a drainage canal created by the military on a former training ground in the Brdy region. This area had been causing headaches for local environmentalists due to its artificial drainage system,