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Beavers should be returned to the Middle East

With the amount of people in the world and the amount of water we need one would wonder do we have enough.

Did you know the Middle East long ago housed Beavers, these creatures created their own ecosystems. There were plenty of wetlands, trees and these networks of rivers and lakes attracted masses of birds, animals and life.

The sad reality is that the Eurasian Beaver once dominant across from Turkey, Syria and Lebanon all the way across Iraq and into Iran. They were hunted into extinction. The people that live there, they called themselves warriors and hunters. Civilisations existed and died all because of that main resource. Water.

Not understanding how important the beaver to the region this vast land simply dried up. Effecting the whole land across and from north to south. The extinction even affected Saudi Arabia all the way down. The land once more abundant now scorched and burned.

There are still a few wetlands in the north of Iraq, but is that nearly now extinct. Is it even possibly to recreate these habitats? I believe it can be possible, but those in the Middle East need to stop they wants for world domination. It would take time to recreate what was lost. But is there anyone out there with the foresight to look at the current situation.

America has a similar issue, they realise the problem of over hunting the beaver and the damage done. Mass fires in California could also help be prevented with the help of the beaver if managed correctly. There has been improvement out there with the reintroduction of the beaver.

Now we will have to wait and see if it’s at all possible if the Middle East can also reproduce the same results.

I can only hope.