A colony of efficient beavers saved the Czech government more than $1.2million after completing a dam project that had stalled for seven years due to building regulations in just days

The beavers chose to build their dam in a drainage canal created by the military on a former training ground in the Brdy region. This area had been causing headaches for local environmentalists due to its artificial drainage system,

Beavers in the Czech Republic ignored construction permits and completed a stalled dam project, much to the delight of officials.

Despite a seven-year planning process and successfully securing the funding, the Czech Republic’s plans to build a new dam in the Brdy region came to a standstill as authorities struggled to acquire building permits. However, it was the arrival of eight hard-working beavers that finally got the job done.

A beaver colony has just saved officials in the Czech Republic $1.2 million – which is over R22 million – by building a dam that would have taken the government seven years.

What happens when an infrastructure project is stalled for more than seven years? In most countries, the project may have been shelved but the beavers in the Brdy region of the Czech Republic had different ideas -- one which has helped the authorities save over Rs 10 crore in expense.

A beaver colony gained overnight fame by building several dams in the Brdy protected landscape area, creating a natural wetland exactly where it was needed.