An Idaho game warden in 1948 put a male beaver named ‘Geronimo’ in a parachute box and dropped it from a plane; 76 beavers later faced the same fate and eventually ...

Idaho's game wardens introduced an innovative approach in the late 1940s, using parachutes to relocate beavers. They engineered unique boxes to ensure the safe aerial transport of these animals to ...

They parachuted 76 beavers onto a US property in 1948: eight decades later, the ‘ecological engineers’ have revitalized the habitat of an entire state

After World War II, Idaho wildlife officials had a beaver problem. Then Elmo Heter came up with an extraordinary solution: ...
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It’s been 75 years since Idaho parachuted beavers into backcountry. Here’s what went down

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In August of 1948, a handful of white parachutes billowed out from the side of a small plane, each drifting toward the Earth with ...
Popular Mechanics

80 Years Ago, Parachuting Beavers Helped Save America’s Wilderness. Today, They’re Furry Legends.

In 1940s Idaho, wildlife officials faced escalating conflicts between expanding human settlements and beavers damming irrigation systems, prompting an innovative relocation solution. Elmo W. Heter ...
The Spokesman-Review

It’s been 75 years since Idaho parachuted beavers into backcountry. Here’s what went down

In August 1948, a handful of white parachutes billowed out from the side of a small plane, each drifting toward the Earth with a wooden crate a few inches larger than an airplane carry-on bag dangling ...
News Tribune

It’s been 75 years since Idaho parachuted beavers into backcountry

BOISE, Idaho -- In August of 1948, a handful of white parachutes billowed out from the side of a small plane, each drifting toward Earth with a wooden crate a few inches larger than an airplane ...