In the deserts of north America something incredible is happening, these arid lands are turning into lush green wetlands and its all because of a very secretive creature who only comes out at night and the results are surprising everyone! Determined, relentless and even stubborn are words commonly used to describe one natures hardest workers, they work tirelessly through the night, night after night, while most people are asleep... I'm talking about beavers of course :) and despite their controversial and complex relationship with man in the past, there are a growing number in the science world who are coming to the realization that beavers could actually be a friend and not foe, who can help us win the fight to save the environment.

In this video we will show you how beavers have saved desert rivers over the course of 12 years, and the landscapes beavers create that can help to fight wildfires, reduce drought and reverse declining fish numbers we are going to look at two case studies of beavers effects on rivers in two completely different desert regions of north America, one in a northern cold and dry desert zone in Oregon and the other in the hotter and even drier southern desert in Nevada.

Autumn is the busiest time of the year for beavers – dams must be built in order to ensure they can survive the harsh winter months.

Oriental honey buzzards have a deadly diet.  Asian giant hornets are the biggest on Earth and can kill humans. But their larvae are irresistible to oriental honey buzzards.

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• Busy Beavers Build Dam Ahead of Winter
  Autumn is the busiest time of the year for beavers – dams must be built in order to ensure they can survive the harsh winter months.
• How Beavers Are Restoring Wetlands in North American Deserts!
  In this video we will show you how beavers have saved desert rivers over the course of 12 years, and the landscapes beavers create that can help to fight wildfires, reduce drought and reverse declining fish numbers we are going to look at two case studies of beavers effects on rivers in two completely different desert regions of north America, one in a northern cold and dry desert zone in Oregon and the other in the hotter and even drier southern desert in Nevada.
•   Honey Buzzards Feast on Deadly Hornets
  Oriental honey buzzards have a deadly diet.  Asian giant hornets are the biggest on Earth and can kill humans. But their larvae are irresistible to oriental honey buzzards.
•   Emperor Penguin Chicks Jump Off a 50-Foot Cliff in Antarctica
  National Geographic and BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Bertie Gregory release unprecedented footage of Emperor penguin chicks leaping 50 feet off an Antarctic cliff.
•   6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save The World
  Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu.

National Geographic and BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Bertie Gregory release unprecedented footage of Emperor penguin chicks leaping 50 feet off an Antarctic cliff.

Mycologist Paul Stamets lists 6 ways the mycelium fungus can help save the universe: cleaning polluted soil, making insecticides, treating smallpox and even flu.