The project, aimed at creating wetland habitats in a protected area, was initially allocated Kr30 million for construction, but while it was stuck in bureaucracy, the beavers took charge.

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Jaroslav Obermajer, of the Czech Nature and Landscape Protection Agency, commented that "beavers know best", and their handiwork in the country is a boost for those campaigning for the return of the animals to their historic habitats.