Cape Horn Research on Beavers in the News!

Fighting an Invasion: Mocksville ecologist helps fight a scourge of beavers in Chile

Winston-Salem Journal
TOP STORY
By Andrew Marra
Buenos Aires, Argentina

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It must have seemed like a good idea at the time: In 1946, hoping to start a fur trade, the Argentine government released 50 North American beavers in the sub-Antarctic islands on South America’s southern tip.

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To see animation of the beaver invasion across the archipelago, click here.