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Argentina declares war on beavers

January 5, 2017

Argentina is set to exterminate 100,000 beavers. There were just dozens in the Tierra del Fuego province in 1946 - when they were introduced to offer locals work in the fur trade. The beavers have no natural predators - and that poses a serious risk to the native forest.

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