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Idaho agency finds historic footage of parachuting beavers
ABC News.com ^
| BOISE, Idaho — Oct 22, 2015
| Staff
Posted on 10/22/2015 10:14:23 PM PDT by LucyT
Boise, Idaho - More than half a century after a group of beavers parachuted into the Idaho backcountry, officials have uncovered footage of the quirky wildlife management moment.
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game was struggling with an overpopulation of beavers in some regions in the 1940s when wildlife managers settled on a novel idea. They captured beavers and other furry rodents, packed them into special travel boxes, attached parachutes and dropped them from a plane into..."
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TOPICS: History; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: beavers; deptoffishandgame; idaho; riverofnoreturn; wilderness; wildlifemanagement
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Film digitized and released by the Idaho Historical Society and the Department of Fish and Game on YouTube. You can watch it here:
http://bit.ly/1M8QP4U
The parachuting beavers start about 7 minutes in.
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posted on
10/22/2015 10:14:24 PM PDT
by
LucyT
To: Art in Idaho; Old Sarge; null and void; Velveeta; Myrddin; Califreak; Salvation; ...
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posted on
10/22/2015 10:17:34 PM PDT
by
LucyT
To: LucyT
This is just wrong on so many levels ...
I love it.
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posted on
10/22/2015 10:21:24 PM PDT
by
glock rocks
(I don't always talk to liberals, but when I do, I order the large fries.)
To: LucyT
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posted on
10/22/2015 10:23:01 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dfwgator
LOL on that last image!
Priscilla Presley was hot in those days.
To: LucyT
I think this is officially the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.
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posted on
10/22/2015 10:48:12 PM PDT
by
Argus
To: LucyT
The Beaver's such a wonderful young lad.
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posted on
10/22/2015 10:58:26 PM PDT
by
Bullish
(Face it, insanity is just not presidential.)
To: LucyT
To: LucyT
Jedediah Smith, Hugh Glass, Ed Rose wouldn't have had to fight the Blackfeet and the 'Rickarees. They could have just waited for airdrops.
That's what made America great, man's quest for beaver.
(Sorry, I couldn't let this opportunity pass)
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posted on
10/22/2015 11:07:15 PM PDT
by
Eagles6
( Valley Forge Redux. If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us then who?)
To: IncPen
from a more innocent time
To: dfwgator
“...after a group of beavers parachuted into the Idaho backcountry...”
Dear Penthouse:
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posted on
10/22/2015 11:52:11 PM PDT
by
21twelve
(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
To: LucyT
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posted on
10/23/2015 12:14:07 AM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: LucyT
This isn’t fair. A good beaver thread comes along, and I have to go to work. Can’t wait to read the comments when I get home.
To: LucyT
You have to wonder if they made any combat drops into the backwoods.
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posted on
10/23/2015 2:50:35 AM PDT
by
teacherwoes
(Alethephobia-fear of hearing the truth)
To: LucyT
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posted on
10/23/2015 3:05:50 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: LucyT
Beaver 1
Beaver All
Let’s all do the Beaver Call!
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posted on
10/23/2015 3:11:43 AM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: LucyT
Thought this was about the women graduating Ranger school.
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posted on
10/23/2015 3:17:58 AM PDT
by
fruser1
To: All
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posted on
10/23/2015 3:24:20 AM PDT
by
Peet
(I would say "to hell with the media," but hell doesn't want 'em either)
To: fruser1
“Thought this was about the women graduating Ranger school.”
That’s very funny. Good one.
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posted on
10/23/2015 3:40:31 AM PDT
by
KingLudd
To: LucyT
Lucy,
With all the horribleness in the news lately, the parachuting beavers have me smiling from ear to ear.
It’s going to be a good day. And it’s TGIF.
Thank you
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posted on
10/23/2015 3:55:32 AM PDT
by
Gefn
(I want to visit night's Plutonian shore.)
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