A colony of beavers in the Brdy region has become an overnight sensation after completing a dam project that local authorities had been struggling to implement. The industrious rodents built several dams in the Brdy protected landscape area, creating a much-needed wetland and saving officials an estimated 30 million crowns. The unexpected feat has sparked humor among the public about bureaucracy and red tape.
The revitalization project had been stuck in administrative limbo, with officials from the Military Forest Management and the Vltava River Basin negotiating land ownership and permits. Meanwhile, the beavers got straight to work, constructing the dams in just a couple of nights—no paperwork required. Experts say the beavers’ strategic placement of the dams restored a bypass gully that had previously drained the area, creating the ideal habitat for species such as stone crayfish and frogs. Environmentalists praised the beavers’ instinctive ability to select prime locations for water retention, while zoologists noted how much faster nature’s engineers work compared to human bureaucracy. Though beaver activity doesn’t always align with human interests, in this case, their swift action was a perfect solution—without a single crown spent.