How Beavers Are Saving Las Vegas from Droughts | Full Documentary
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- Despite attracting more than 40 million visitors a year, the city of Las Vegas in Nevada is in desperate danger of collapsing. Not for a want of money, but due to dwindling water resources.
This documentary charts the efforts of a small team of eco-engineers who are trying to harness and adapt the methods of beavers to solve the problem of water shortages in North America's western states.
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I have been advocating the use of beavers to create wetlands for a long time now. This is really exciting to me!
Me too, for around 15 years.
Before beavers were nearly hunted to extinction. Beavers stored 3 times the amount of water as all the reservoirs in the west at capacity. With over 10 times the surface area. This had a huge influence on monsoon rains from all the added humidity from evaporation and plants.
The best part: beavers work for free to maintain the dams.👍🏼😎
That's the problem. Nobody is making money from them. They don't have lobbyists.
don't let Barry b. Benson know about this.🦫🤝🐝
beavers are like: wait we can build dams in peace? for free??
Beavers also stop forest fires! Wetlands stop the fires and protect the land beyond them.
Beavers also deforest. I think thats what you mean.
Why is it ok if a beaver does it, but not ok if I do it?
@@Flyingdutchy33 because you cut too much. duh.
@@HisameArtwork How do you know who cuts more? By what measure do you decide how much each species gets to cut per specimen?
@@Flyingdutchy33 So by your logic, the US must have been very deforested 200 years ago. But duh, the millions of European immigrants which call themselves Americans nowadays actually did it. Beavers need trees to survive. If there are less trees there are less beavers and if the number of trees rises so does the number of beavers.
@@obiwahndagobah9543 I really, really, honestly don't know how you took that from what I said.
I live in the uk, and we have released beavers back under a conservation. The beavers are now protected under the wildlife act 1981.
This is good.... time for city planners to learn how to do their job and incorporate the beaver works
Humans destroyed the beavers. Then humans complained about water shortages. Humans aren't very smart.
humans are wiley. Humans destroyed the beavers because beavers made it easy for people to live out off the grid. They didn't want hermit populations to become "indigenous" and killing off the beavers made it easier to keep people from doing so.
Humans are building another environmental disaster with the push to EVs. Mining disasters and battery disposal disasters.
I agree
Humans built a city in the desert to house the workers to build a dam in the desert to supply another city humans built in the desert. But then the workers stayed and now you have 2 cities in the desert.
Then humans complained about water shortages.
Humans are indeed not very smart.
Humans built a city in the desert to build a dam in the desert to support another city in the desert.
Humans aren't very smart.
Let the beavers help us as they help themselves. It's a no-brainer!
Is it? They also deforest.
And they have as much forest as they have water out there in the desert.
@@Flyingdutchy33 Introduce beavers from the green edges into the desert area and generate water table for more forest.
@@JeffBilkins I think you missed what I said.
I said: "They also deforest"
They have forests in deserts? Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?
@kmusiclover2620 well, increased co2 levels are responsible for desert greening.. but to stay on topic, cities should probably also not be in deserts...
Actually, beavers have millions of years of engineering experience.
They also help to prevent catastrophic flooding down stream.
Thank you for fighting for the beavers
As someone who lives in Vegas we’re actually amazing at water conservation. Our population grew from 400,000 to 2 million and our water usage has only gone up by 28 percent all of our. fountains use grey water. We recycle every drop that goes through a drain. The issue is California Utah and Arizona and the Colorado compact that decided how much water rights people have. When they made the compact they overestimated the amount of water that was in the river causing those above named states to take more than the filling river that feeds lake mead.
That’s fabulous for Las Vegas however, the video is showing how the beavers can actually save lake mead from going dry which will save Las Vegas in the long run.
This comment (and those from the oblivious people in the film) just shows how the message of this documentary needs to be spread far and wide.
True, the bigger issue isn't Nevada or Vegas... or even Arizona (With some idiotic outliers). As someone from California I can and will say its us... Specifically mostly LA. The last water talks went horribly and CA was at the head of that. It freaking sucks seeing this cycle never seem to end. LA has already destroyed Mono Lake... though they ARE starting to wake up and realize. Not sure how long that will last though. The issue with CA is there memories are shorter then 5 years, lol. Last flooding event was only a couple years ago... they should be feeling the drought this year and next and it'll be even worse because they removed the drought protections...To their credit though LA river is slowly becoming a river instead of a concrete dry canal.
Just check how much water the avarage us citizen and avarage german usw in Liters per day.
In spain on some island they limit the water how much water households and hotels can use per day.
We habe to stop build more dams and need more wild rivers.
You live in a dessert
The hard part is most agriculture cannot see the paradigm. Beavers and fencing out riparian areas will increase yields. I am a rancher ... I am a grass producer. Cattle are just my harvest machines. Many want more and more acres ... with reduced yields avg of 20% utilization (mine depending on the year 85 - 92%)
There are videos out there showing ranchers working in concert with beavers, and the beavers are recharging the water table which in turn provides more water for the grass and livestock combined. It’s a win-win.
yes, there are; the numbers include me ... alas far too many cannot see that allowing a few acres lost to beavers will actually gain them more grazing
Ranchers need to work with the beaver because the Beaver creates lots more grass and trees to cool the land.
Beavers are the single most important animal in the western US
Now they learned that beaver are ecosystem hero😊
Nice to see people stepping up for the mistakes of our past generations. Life is a circle keep doing your best for them😊
These people just proved how Las Vegas has been lying about water management. The idiots are contaminating the ground with mines for lithium ( the problem with mining is that they use up all the ground water but worse they contaminate the ground) making it deadly for the environment and future water deposits. These people thought they could drink lithium or casino money. The drought isn’t the problem it’s the over use to continue building and wasting water. Why would they have golf courses?
Beavers forever. More Beavers.
Who knew? Nature does it better than man.
Thanks!
Lake Mead would fill back up pretty quick if the government turned of the tap, or at least cut back, to the almond and alfalfa farms that suck up almost 80% of the water that leaves Lake Mead. Las Vegas takes a miniscule percentage of the water in comparison.
This point is really important. Holding the individual responsible to not wash a car or flush a toilet does little if industry and agriculture continue using wasting vast amounts of water
government corruption
Why do Californians need so many almonds
i think the statistic is that 95% of the water that Vegas uses, is returned to the river after treatment, the 5% loss is purely from golf courses, lawns, and fountain evaporation.
Vegas is one of the most water efficient cities which is extremely impressive considering they weren't forced to be.
I wouldn't mind the alfalfa farms if it was for local use, but over 20,000 tons of it is shipped to asia and the middle east.
I've learned to "love my beaver.™"
I really like the video. I feel like it a little misleading pinning Las Vegas as the problem. Las Vegas is barely using the Lake Mead and the Colorado River water. They only have roughly 2% of the total allotment of water between all the states. We really need AZ and CA to step up their conservation efforts. The video is right though. Las Vegas has the most to lose as Lake Mead is its only water supply.
history shows over and over again that desert metropolises ALWAYS collapse. It's inevitable. People in those areas are going to have to learn, like their ancestors have repeatedly, that the desert can only support so much population, and not a single person more. I don't think they're at that cap yet, but it's clearly approaching rapidly.
I commented LITERALLY the exact same thing I can tell ur a local too cause we do so much to conserve then cali Utah and Arizona just keep going up in water cunsumtion
Wasn't lake mead filled last year though?
@@zarroth By your logic nobody should inhabit the entire southwestern US as the whole region depends on Lake Mead
I like this video explaining how Las Vegas (Southern Nevada) does a superb job of recycling water. th-cam.com/video/3gE6gYC_I08/w-d-xo.html
Let's interview and get advice from the man who makes a living from killing beaver? If beaver can save water runoff, let's find a way to use them to help cattle ranchers and farmers with water storage.
You go Carol ❤You got this girl!!! All the way from New Zealand 🇳🇿
The references to the effects of the relatively small increase in temperature since the Little Ice Age are false (lies, actually). Even the UN's IPCC Scientific Reports deny what this video says about climate change. The makers pf this video must be receiving $ from the green industries
Greed is the reason for all these issues
We should look towards the UK and see the way they came up with the solution that keeps the beavers AND the farmers/ranchers happy.
I can understand that older gentleman feeling like the ranchers need the beavers gone although I'd be willing to bet that they're operating off of outdated information, and that if they just left the beavers alone they would find that their ranches were unaffected if not benefited from the beavers; but I see absolutely no reason that the local council in the town would want them dead, clearly they were causing no harm. What is it about these adorable creatures that those ignorant authorities found so problematic??
Oh I forgot- domestic politicians, the most evil subhuman race of things to ever crawl upon this planet. Now I understand.
A gigantic fountain in the middle of the desert and dozens and dozens of pools, and we wonder why there is no water?
the opposition knows very little about the mechanics of a beaver dam, they increase the amount of water in rivers by storing some in the soil and with enough beavers in enough tributaries it can restore entire regions of wetlands and riparian forests
Ranchers: Beaver steal our water!
Beavers dams literally keeping the water from running off your property and raising the water table so you can get more of it: Am I a joke to you?
Wrong..... What if they're on the neighbor's property rerouting the river creating Giant lakes... Which create Giant droughts on the neighbors land
@@Donationsfordelivery The rain still lands on your property, you still get the same amount of water. Plus raising the water table is a large area effect that (my guess) also reaches your neighbors property.
When beavers have been introduced out west in cattle territory it's resulted in more water for everyone and re-greening for entire stream or river systems and not just the one spot with a beaver dam.
My final point here is that Beavers were here they were extremely common all across north america until we killed them for pelts. They're supposed to be here and the north american ecosystems evolved with their presence.
“Time to love your beaver”.
Why do the animated beavers look like they have been enjoying ALL that Las Vegas has to offer?
Propably bc they drank Vegas sevage water
I find it funny how the rachers who raise cows are the ones fighting it. And its because of them and how they graze there animals. Thats why there are no trees in which creates a desert. You need trees grow around where the streams of water are. And the beavers help that.
The beaver are not working for corporate, but they may work for small industries and farm families!
I have to wonder; if humans had not hunted beavers to near extinction and the beaver population was still strong, would the drought be less severe or would we be facing a drought at all?
OMFG!!! Does a beaver know what a trap is? Are you kidding me!!! YES the beaver knows what a trap is!!! It's called LAS VEGAS.
I’m trying to decipher that loaded comment… multiple topics there…
hahah this dude... really triggers me
That was awesome
😂😂😂😂😂
It is like the war on dandelions when dandelions, if left to do their job, will enrich and balance the PH of the soil.
And feed bees and could be used for food and medicine.
Beaver is why most people are going to Vegas.
Las Vegas has a aquifer but the US government polluted it with their under ground nuclear bomb testing 😢
Las vegas has some important and valuable wetlands as well. It would be sad to see them go.
That's not in vegas that's around the multiple towns/ cities the circle Las Vegas.
Also mybe adding native trees and not pine or palm or other tropical trees.
Definitely an eco system necessity
I live in LV. The alarming thing is that the county and city keep allowing contractors to build not homes and apartments. I live on the west side and they've taken the vacant land up to the mountainside. How can we deal with it in terms of water useage?
“Dang near killed me getting that many beavers” 13:14. But you DID KILL them! 🤬💔
This man could use a lot of eye opening!!! There are devices that keep storm drain free and water levels where humans can deal with them too.
I can & have put my hand in traps with teeth since I was a kid as a party trick, but I would NEVER do it with just one finger. Maybe old mate should do it & see how he fairs 🤣
Living in the desert and using fresh water to flush the toilet, is totally crazy! There are several different solutions for dry toilets.
And I'ld like to add, that the content of dry toilets could be used to turn desert into healthy black earth. This would help grow plants and trees to support the beavers.
Very educational! I hope there is an update somewhere down the road on the people interviewed as well as compare the areas shown
using more water than there is is not a drought.
there has been a drought for the last 40 years. that is a fact.
The rainfall records show this as a drought. But also that the government assumed the regular rate of precipitation during an abnormally wet period.
Why did you interview the trapper? He has ZERO education about ecology, everything he says is pure anecdotal fallacy. It would have been better to get a ecologist who might disagree with introducing beavers. If you can not find one maybe that is a sign there is no point in including the oppositions opinions in the decision of introducing beavers. Usually things tend to get worse before they get better, the ranchers might have to suffer for a few years. Obviously the state or Clark county provides assistance during this time to the farmers or ranchers who can not operate. Helping Nevada to stop being the driest state and recharging the ground water would be beneficial to farmers/ranchers as well.
I bet that rancher has gotten some ear chewing since this video.
Did you watch the whole video? Later scientists explain about beaver's role and positive impacts.
Trapper is indeed full of fallacies, but including him is good for this documentary, as it shows why things are what they currently are.
Thank u makila
If you want to make a change you can't just ignore the people who live in the area. and expect your the changes you want to make to accepted.
@@ryuuguu01 we absolutely can and have already. not trying to be rude but have you read our history? america has been doing that since 1776.
Makes sense. Beavers have always been a main attraction along the strip not only saving Vegas but Beavers have helped Vegas grow wealthy. However, using the other rodent variety has its issues. Can they eat palm trees instead of pine? And survive 117° days repetitively?
If one family of beavers could restore a creek just imagine how much better the colorado river could be if a few thousand were placed further upstream from the hoover dam.
That cowboy explaining traps is funny and very limited in his thinking. (similarly to other farmers he is talking about)
Yes, He could use a good bit of eduction on the ways people work WITH the beaver and farmers to avoid conflict and create a land that is refilling its aquifer.
I love beaver♥️
I really appreciate beavers.
The background music is very annoying
I liked it
i'm sorry you grew up without a father in the projects. i'm rooting for you.
@12:00 the trapper's logic is just amazing.
Meanwhile farmers pulling beavers dams out .
Liam Neilson: Nice beaver.
Priscilla Presley: Thanks I stuffed it myself.
Yeah typical something that can really help the land and maintain water ways people are out to exterminate them
Beavers should be a protected species
Maybe we should learn from nature.... 🤔 seem like we are learning caring and loving from dogs and cats, and now beavers might be able to help us coping with droughts...
The wetter the land, the more it rains. Trees make rain.
And beaver bring up the water table enough to support trees!
In Martinez they first put metal pipe thru the beaver dam to increase water 💦 flow, but it was only a one inch pipe and did not increase the water 💦 flow enough. They eventually relocated the beavers down stream outside the built up part of the city near a park.
Primus has been singing about them for years.
There's lots of beaver in Vegas, LOL!
Asking a skeptic what his opinion is...that's very unusual for a video. I really like that.
101 Beaver.. that's a huge amount of beaver!
..no shit Jimmy! 😂😂
Politicians , stand back. Leave it to Beaver!
This United Kingdom video purports to describe America. Dated April, 2024, it claims America IS suffering the worst drought ever. Surely you meant our far west, though you did not say that. The interview of the Nevada lady mid video must be from before the winter of ‘23-24. For more importantly, you totally missed the fact that record breaking snows last winter melted to rivers of water that filled western reservoirs higher than in past years when, yes, there was drought. As there often is in deserts and semi-arid geographical terrain. And we’ve been re-beavering the country for a couple decades now, slow at first, really picking up momentum now.
The Beaver can increase the volume of water that can be potentially used in the power station Imagen the money saving/made for las vagas this could help the bever trapping industry to more bever more trappers if there's enough ranchers could make money from the sustainable harvest of them🤔 the volume of water they can hold in the catchment is massive
I am all in for beaver 😊
Another example of its weeping something out and then begging it to come back
"Beavers are clogging up our irrigation ditches". What this documentary is trying to teach you is that with enough beavers, you won't _need_ irrigation!
It doesn’t work like that.
@curtwatson4999 in many places, yes, it actually does.
It's a desert, irrigation is necessary.
Unbelievable that people are permitted to waste water on washing cars or watering grass when water is so restricted in supply. Las Vegas needs to turn off some of it’s lights at night
Humans must do apologize for what they did to them in the past
Wait... does beaver mean the same thing in the UK as it does in America? ;)
Beavers are amazing engineers and they're great at maintaining their dams, one little trickle and their on it, unfortunately we decimated the beavers here in America, idk their population today but I hope they'll rebound
respect beaver button
I've been saying and telling people that beavers are the best ecological Engineers the world over and if you want to stop forest fires and droughts leave the Beavers alone. but I just got a laughed at. I still see countless videos of stupid people ripping out beaver dams and trapping and killing them thinking that they're doing some type of good...
Humans will destroy earth and its race. But nature won't let it happen. Go go go beavers! Strive and reproduce! Thank you for saving this damn world ❤
When was this video first released? It seems older then from 28 apr. 2024. Is it from the early 2000s?
People in Vegas probably not familiar with solar power either 😂😂😂
6:06 is over, there is no water shortage in May 2024
And . . . we could return Vegas to the dry dust bowl it was 75 years ago-no more fountains, golf courses and green lawns. I'm sure that the gamblers that spend all day and night in the caves/casinos wouldn't notice the difference. The concern is demand much more than it is supply.
amazing and this in the marthafockin usa congrats
They don't need our 'help', they know what to do, they've evolved to do it. All they need is for to leave them safe and alone to do their thing.
Maybe need a rancher school about hydro ecology….it’s hard to understand if you pay attention
Explain where the water goes. Nevada gets the least amount and is far and away the most efficient. Talk to California about water use.
The usa was almost 95% wetlands/ marsh land before we started trapping them
So the plan to save the lake, is to prevent water from reaching it?
2:45 (Jay talking)… narrator says, “Nick’s theory is that..,” lol
California is not in a joke at all. It's May 2024.
Skip forward to @24:00 for the video😂
Lol. I thought this would be a Timberborn Let's play!
The other issue is to allow Tulare to return. Before it was drained the central valley in Cali and surrounding areas had a monsoon season.
The valley used to be entirely forested.
'the waterlevel seems ro be rising whereever there's a dam'.. well no shit 😂😂😂
But the water evaporates? Lol the reason why water is wasted in Vegas, big casino air conditioning mines and golf courses.
Beavers ponds also acts as effective fire stoppers. If they had enough beaver ponds, maybe the california wildfires would have been stopped
Why is the music louder than the voiceover?
Yes! More beaver creatures!
If the ranchers don't like the beavers, then buy out the ranchers and let the beavers go to work.
Vegas is well known for its beaver 🤔