Name: When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation
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Author: Kristen Tracy
ISBN: 9780593647530

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When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Random House Studio

Author

Kristen Tracy

Language

English

Pages

ISBN13

9780593647530

When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation

Kristen Tracy (Author) · Random House Studio · Physical Book

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Synopsis "When Beavers Flew: An Incredible True Story of Rescue and Relocation"

This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how one man in Idaho saved 76 beavers from destroying a town by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands. In 1948, the town of McCall, Idaho was growing rapidly. World War II was over, and the little town tucked away in the mountains began to boom. There was only one problem. As the town expanded, they found beavers everywhere. A beaver here, a beaver there, and it didn't take long to realize that humans and beavers weren't great cohabitators. But one clever and resourceful Fish and Game Warden named Elmo Heter had an idea. Heter knew that the beavers were integral to the wetlands, so keeping the well-being of the beavers in mind he set out to find a way to relocate them. After a few failed attempts, he finally landed on a wild idea... parachutes. Using a surplus of parachutes left over from WWII and creating a special box with air holes designed to pop open when it hit the ground, Heter devised a way to parachute the beavers into Idaho's backcountry, an area that beavers hadn't inhabited in decades. Kirsten Tracy's fascinating and playful nonfiction text pairs beautifully with Luisa Uribe's detailed illustrations to bring this compelling true story to life.