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Beavers are back in Italy after an absence of nearly 500 years as big mammals rebound in Europe
the Telegraph ^ | 12-30-18 | Nick Squires

Posted on 12/30/2018 7:38:41 PM PST by dynachrome

fter an absence from Italy of nearly 500 years, beavers are back.

The species, which was once widespread across Europe, has been spotted in Italy’s northerly region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

The animals are believed to have wandered over the border from neighbouring Austria or possibly Slovenia.

An adult beaver was filmed by a camera trap in a forest near Tarvisio, a town that lies in the triangle where Italy, Austria and Slovenia converge.

“The reason beavers disappeared from Italy is simple – for hundreds of years they were trapped for their fur and also prized for their meat,” Paolo Molinari, a wildlife biologist working in the region, told The Telegraph.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Pets/Animals; Travel
KEYWORDS: austria; beavers; europeanunion; friuliveneziagiulia; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; godsgravesglyphs; greennewdeal; italy; italybeavers; middleages; nato; paolomolinari; renaissance; slovenia; tarvisio
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To: dynachrome

Italian beaver is nice.


41 posted on 12/30/2018 9:16:51 PM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: central_va

Wonder if Italian beavers have as many headaches as American beavers.


42 posted on 12/30/2018 9:23:20 PM PST by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought.)
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To: Billthedrill

All I had to do was read the title
to know where some would go. It’s
probably a good thing that no one
has requested pictures.


44 posted on 12/30/2018 9:27:09 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: Teflonic

Getty image, sorry (she’s beautiful).


45 posted on 12/30/2018 9:28:24 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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To: Lean-Right

Admittingly I enjoy the FReeper humor, but the civil way in most cases it’s expressed is enjoyable to me. Suggestive at times, somewhat crude occasionally but generally pretty safe for most. Won’t get that on a lefty hang out. To all the ladies here I appreciate the tolerance of me and my adolescent tendencies. Girls have mystified me since I was 15 or so. HAPPY NEW YEAR to all. Be safe.


46 posted on 12/30/2018 9:39:08 PM PST by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought.)
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To: dynachrome

So, they’re undocumented beavers...doing the work Italian mammals just won’t do.


47 posted on 12/30/2018 9:39:15 PM PST by OrangeHoof (CNN - the most busted name in news.)
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To: Ben Hecks

Do they have poker in back?


48 posted on 12/30/2018 9:40:36 PM PST by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: headsonpikes

Italians are “national symbols” of Canada?


49 posted on 12/30/2018 9:49:25 PM PST by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: dynachrome

Big nasty mangy hairy beavers with sharp pointy teeth?


50 posted on 12/30/2018 9:51:18 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Still Thinking

Waited for it


51 posted on 12/30/2018 9:53:09 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: zerosix

After seeing the Gettyimage you could do a lot worse.


52 posted on 12/30/2018 9:54:11 PM PST by Equine1952 (Get yourself a ticket on a common mans train of thought.)
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To: dynachrome
We could send them some of our own native species:


53 posted on 12/30/2018 10:01:04 PM PST by Trump_the_Evil_Left (FReeper formerly known as Enchante (registered Sept. 5, 2001), back from the wild....)
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To: Equine1952

Help me find my car keys.....


54 posted on 12/30/2018 10:11:47 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: dynachrome

Big mammals like cougars? No wonder Europe has been falling apart for hundreds of years.


55 posted on 12/30/2018 10:21:11 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: Billthedrill

I understand that the population of beaver in Brazil has been on the decline in recent years.


56 posted on 12/30/2018 10:46:14 PM PST by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Equine1952

I’m with you. A good sense of humor
will more often than not, get you thru
most anything. Happy New Year!


57 posted on 12/30/2018 10:56:56 PM PST by Lean-Right (Eat More Moose)
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To: N. Theknow

nutria?


58 posted on 12/30/2018 10:59:14 PM PST by cnsmom
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To: Billthedrill

American beaver is my favorite.

Unfortunately American beaver wants to eat but not help in building the dam.


59 posted on 12/30/2018 11:08:19 PM PST by Dexter Morgan ("MSNBC News? Appalling. Appalling and amateurish. So both at the same time; it's a bad combination.")
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To: zerosix

The closest ones were the Esposito brothers.


60 posted on 12/30/2018 11:22:19 PM PST by rfp1234 (I don't watch CNN for the same reason I don't drink from the toilet.)
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