Beavers are beloved ecosystem-engineers: Their dams create slow-moving ponds and transform entire ecosystems. Their efforts improve water quality and ecosystem health for other wildlife while softening the reach of floods and wildfires. And yet, a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s program called Wildlife Services killed 24,603 native beavers in 2023 — at the behest of the animal agriculture industry. "Healthy, wild ecosystems will never require the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of native wil

891K views · 32K reactions | Beaver dams benefit the entire local ecosystem. From reducing potential flooding to storing more carbon, the benefits are so great that beavers are practically climate heroes—but they’ve long been under threat from humans. Learn more about these semi-aquatic rodents, their habitats, and the dangers they face: https://on.natgeo.com/43JL2nK | National Geographic | Facebook