Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The Great Idaho Beaver Parachute Drop (1948) w/ Ian Chillag

The Great Idaho Beaver Parachute Drop (1948) w/ Ian Chillag

Published: Dec. 31, 2023, 12:42 p.m.

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It\u2019s December 31st. Today we wrap up the year by talking about \u2014 what else \u2014 the time that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game relocated 76 beavers by parachuting them out of airplanes.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by our Radiotopia pal Ian Chillag to discuss the story. Ian recently encountered it while doing an episode of his \u201cAnimals\u201d series on beavers. You can listen to that here.

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