In 1948, 76 beavers were parachuted into the United States.

One day, in 1948, the authorities of the state of Idaho decided to organize a “beaver walk.” Yes, you heard right. As part of the program to resettle and increase the population of the protected forest, it was decided to parachute 76 beavers! To prevent the toothy paratroopers from getting hurt during the fall, they were placed in a coffin... ahem-ahem... special boxes. But why did the Americans need such an operation?

In the vicinity of Lake Payette, beavers reigned for a long time. They established their order there for a long time, but soon people came there. In the second half of the 40s, the picturesque surroundings of Lake Payette began to be rapidly developed. And of course, beavers prevented Americans from building their new homes. Thus, they decided to “overpower” the beavers. They were dropped into the forested area of a nature reserve in central Idaho. It sounds pretty crazy, but the new chosen area suited the beavers in all respects much more than their old domain.

As a result of the relocation, none of the beavers were harmed. For more than 70 years, woodcutter rodents have been enjoying life in a protected forest far from civilization.