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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.
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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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I have no comment.
To: dynachrome
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:39:37 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
To: dynachrome
I am certain that FReepers will discuss the matter with all the delicacy and aplomb that the topic merits.
To: Billthedrill
“all the delicacy and aplomb that the topic merits.’
It is what I look forward to on threads like this.
;)
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:43:23 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
To: dynachrome
Are they the furry kind or the hairless kind?
To: lee martell
😁
To: dynachrome
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:46:19 PM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Democracy dies when Democrats decide only elections they win are valid.)
To: dynachrome
“... beavers are back.”/
Mmmmmm ….. no comment ….
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:46:20 PM PST
by
Ken522
To: lee martell
The video in #2 reveals this.
;)
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:46:24 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
To: dynachrome
I have no comment on your no comment.
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:46:38 PM PST
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: dynachrome
Gonna like a beaver revival in Italy.
“Will the beaver survive” Los Lobos.
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:47:56 PM PST
by
dennisw
To: dynachrome
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:48:03 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: dynachrome
Were They wearing Geaver-Strings?
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:49:08 PM PST
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: dynachrome
The animals are believed to have wandered over the border There's a lot of that going on.
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:49:52 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
To: dynachrome
also prized for their meat,Sounds like eating beaver was quite a delicacy.
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:50:03 PM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: dynachrome
A friend visited Italy once and said it has many beautiful women, but they didn’t shave their arm pits, etc.
So, this article doesn’t surprise me.
To: dynachrome
“prized for their meat” and they laughed at the hillbillies eating possum.
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:53:08 PM PST
by
SMGFan
To: dynachrome
Beavers and big mammals aren’t the same thing.
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:53:49 PM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(Looks like I'll have to buy the White Album again.)
To: dynachrome
Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver?
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:56:11 PM PST
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
To: dynachrome
Someone hasta post that naked gun scene...
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posted on
12/30/2018 7:56:26 PM PST
by
Skywise
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