Biber, die Baumeister an der Elbe

For many decades, the beaver was almost extinct in Germany. Just 200 animals had survived along the Elbe. Thanks to the efforts of dedicated animal rights activists, their population has recovered to this day. Thousands of animals now populate Germany's rivers and lakes again. There are even so many beavers that they cause conflicts in some places – for example, due to flooding caused by the “builders”. But what is the right way to deal with young beavers that dam streams and rivers in search of their own territory and cause damage to agriculture in the process?