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catbyte

(39,169 posts) Sat Mar 28, 2026, 05:06 AM Mar 28

Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River -- What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was Insane

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Scotland Released 11 Beavers Into a Dead River -- What They Did With Mud and Sticks Was Insane (Original Post) catbyte Mar 28 OP

Concrete engineers flummoxed. AI could never figure it out. bucolic_frolic Mar 28 #1

I hate A.I. ShepKat Mar 28 #2

That's too bad. It's an important story. catbyte Mar 28 #3

Here are monthly project updates lostnfound Mar 28 #4

I'm sure, if it can be believed as truth. ShepKat Mar 28 #6

Well, one could always look in the primary scientific literature to examine the REAL case on which there is... NNadir Sunday #9

Great story! Nature workss Botany Mar 28 #5

AI crap wildly exaggerating the story. intheflow Mar 28 #7

where did the logs come from. that area has no forest at all. msongs Mar 28 #8

bucolic_frolic

(55,200 posts)

1. Concrete engineers flummoxed. AI could never figure it out.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 06:11 AM

Mar 28

No mention of opossum.

ShepKat

(537 posts)

2. I hate A.I.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 06:12 AM

Mar 28

can't even watch it. phooey

catbyte

(39,169 posts)

3. That's too bad. It's an important story.

Reply to ShepKat (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 06:39 AM

Mar 28

I don't like AI either, but the story was more compelling.

lostnfound

(17,521 posts)

4. Here are monthly project updates

Reply to catbyte (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 07:43 AM

Mar 28

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/studland-bay/re-introducing-beavers-to-studland#follow-our-project-updates-here

Intriguing.

ShepKat

(537 posts)

6. I'm sure, if it can be believed as truth.

Reply to catbyte (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:27 AM

Mar 28

If it's real- I'll have to look to see where else it's talked about to verify.
Fake Intelligence- can't trust it

I've also watched beavers do their thing for decades. Incredible animals

NNadir

(38,091 posts)

9. Well, one could always look in the primary scientific literature to examine the REAL case on which there is...

Reply to ShepKat (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 09:35 AM

Sunday

...considerable discussion.

Google scholar gives over 5,000 scientific papers discussing the subject.

There are over 300 papers published since the beginning of 2025.

Here's one:

Cooper, R.J., Cabrales, S., Freeman, E. et al. Eurasian Beaver (Castor Fiber) Reintroduction: A Nutrient Mitigation Solution for Lowland Chalk Streams?. Wetlands 45, 10 (2025).

I'm not sure that the production of the video shared contains CGI or other techniques, but, that said, the post directed me to an environmental finding of which I was unaware.

One man's "crap" is another man's treasure. I appreciate the reference to the case, of which I was unaware, and learned something I would otherwise not know.

I appreciate the OP.

Botany

(77,364 posts)

5. Great story! Nature workss

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 07:44 AM

Mar 28

However all the A.I. sucked. No need for that crap.

intheflow

(30,189 posts)

7. AI crap wildly exaggerating the story.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 09:36 AM

Mar 28

Please read the article in post #4 and see the pictures therein. It was 2 beavers released to join an existing wild beaver group. Their work to restore ecosystems is true, so why add the AI crap?

msongs

(73,770 posts)

8. where did the logs come from. that area has no forest at all.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 04:21 PM

Mar 28

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