A keystone species that went invasive due to human interference. This episode is all about what happened when a small group of beavers was taken from their native home of North America to the southern tip of South America. Part one is just facts about how they ended up there and part two is a fictional story partially based on true events. It's so you can hear the phrases and words in sentences. I hope you enjoy it!
Key Vocabulary
Keystone species: those which have an extremely high impact on a particular ecosystem relative to its population.
Evolve: to go through gradual change.
Fauna: all of the animal life present in an area or time period.
Endemic: native
Archipelago: a large group of islands
Ecologists: a person who studies the relationship between living things and their environment.
Bush pilot: a pilot that flies in difficult weather and to remote locations.
Biodiversity: a variety of life
Novel ecosystem: new ecosystems created intentionally or unintentionally by humans.
Pod Drama Phrases
Turn of the century: at or near the end of one century.
Born and Bred: born and grew up in a place
Alter the course: change the way something is going.
Boost the economy: improve the financial position of a city/country/province/etc.
As we speak: Now
A tall order: Asking for a lot
Plenty to go around: Enough for everyone
Wrangle them up: Get a group of things/animals/people together
Time constraint: Not much time
Tickles their fancy: Makes them happy
Breathtaking: Wonderful
Stagnant: Still