Idaho once dropped 76 beavers from airplanes—on purpose

Lt Col Charlie Brown this comment is probably going to bring me some heat. Before I got half way the article, the recall of a scene in the movie "Ben Hur" jumped out at me. The comment was made by Stephen Boyd's character Masala that living in Judea was horrible (paraphrased). The Charleston Heston's character Ben-Hur said, "not for Judeans". Chuckle chuckle chuckle

Well, 1. If there is a beaver problem that would be because they are in their natural habitat. 2. If they are pesky that is because they want their natural habitat back. 3. If their dam building capability is critical to land preservation they have a God-given sense how to protect their homes. 4. If they are important to the ecosystem that mean they live in their section of the world for a reason.

I am not anti human being or anti life, but this dynamic is saying something about man's stewardship over the planet and all of its' life. I live in town. But as the land mass in the county is disturbed and developed which destroys the habitat's, the animals are coming into the city. (Coyotes, deer, rabbits, wild dogs). The animal kingdom is fighting back, to keep their way of life.

Lt Col Charlie Brown Beavers are America's original engineers! That part where the beaver is getting out of the box after the drop sounds like Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom narration! Of course, it might just be my poor hearing that makes it sound like that.

The repopulating of the Beaver is a fantastic success story. When I was growing up in Oregon, I dont recall ever seeing one. When I returned from California off active duty in 1992, they were all over the place in the Willamette Valley.