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How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan
Most of the countryside around the Holnicote estate in Somerset has been dry and dusty for most of the summer. But one corner remains conspicuously green.
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In southwest England, beavers that have begun to recolonize the Holnicote estate in Somerset are maintaining a green patch amid a dry, dusty summer landscape. Their activity is being examined as a potential natural fire‑break strategy in regional drought‑preparation plans. The beavers, once extinct in Britain due to hunting, are now making a comeback and shaping vegetation that could help mitigate wildfire risk.
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