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They were hunted to extinction in Sweden and Finland
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Wild Nordic

They were hunted to extinctionin Sweden and Finland, but Norway's beavers have sincebeen...

They were hunted to extinction
in Sweden and Finland, but Norway's beavers have since
been used to help them out

Full Transcript

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They were hunted to extinction in Sweden and Finland,
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but Norway's beavers have since been used to help them out.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:27
Uploaded
Jun 15, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Red Rock Films,National Geographic

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Movie Summary

The show brings viewers a new look at Scandinavia - once home to the infamous Vikings, and still a land of vast coastlines, soaring mountains, daring adventurers, ancient civilizations and lush forests.
S01 • E04 Beavers are still hard to see - Wild Nordic 00:06
Beavers are still hard to see
S01 • E04 Under the cover of darkness, they whittle away at trees, - Wild Nordic 00:10
Under the cover of darkness, they whittle away at trees,
S01 • E05 There's no evenly spaced planting of the woods here. - Wild Nordic 00:06
There's no evenly spaced planting of the woods here.
S01 • E05 Workers grow pine, spruce and birch to mimic nature, - Wild Nordic 00:14
Workers grow pine, spruce and birch to mimic nature,
S01 • E04 The water that spreads because of this work - Wild Nordic 00:08
The water that spreads because of this work
S01 • E05 It's well studied, carefully managed and sustainable. - Wild Nordic 00:05
It's well studied, carefully managed and sustainable.
S01 • E04 And when the work is done, - Wild Nordic 00:06
And when the work is done,
S01 • E05 Some years, foresters add 30% more trees than are lost to harvesting. - Wild Nordic 00:08
Some years, foresters add 30% more trees than are lost to ha...
S01 • E04 The work of these beavers is remarkable, - Wild Nordic 00:09
The work of these beavers is remarkable,
S01 • E05 There are more forest reserves in Finland now - Wild Nordic 00:13
There are more forest reserves in Finland now
S01 • E04 Perhaps the most impressive wood-working accomplishment - Wild Nordic 00:07
Perhaps the most impressive wood-working accomplishment
S01 • E04 Nearly halfway down Finland, - Wild Nordic 00:07
Nearly halfway down Finland,
S01 • E05 These logs are trucked to trains, and from here, - Wild Nordic 00:09
These logs are trucked to trains, and from here,
S01 • E04 And here, the Finns use waterways like highways. - Wild Nordic 00:05
And here, the Finns use waterways like highways.
S01 • E04 Finland is one of Europe's largest producers of wood. - Wild Nordic 00:05
Finland is one of Europe's largest producers of wood.
S01 • E05 This is the longest log train in Finland. - Wild Nordic 00:04
This is the longest log train in Finland.
S01 • E04 And what better way than water to move all that wood to market. - Wild Nordic 00:06
And what better way than water to move all that wood to mark...
S01 • E05 But even what you see here in this railyard - Wild Nordic 00:07
But even what you see here in this railyard
S01 • E04 Workers wire thousands of logs together to form - Wild Nordic 00:10
Workers wire thousands of logs together to form
S01 • E05 If you took all the trees Finland is growing commercially - Wild Nordic 00:13
If you took all the trees Finland is growing commercially