Beavers are semi-aquatic rodents that use rocks, mud, and wood to dam up streams. This creates wetlands known as “beaver ponds,” which the animals use as sources of food, as well as protection ...

A pair from Scotland were released as part of a project run by Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Shrewsbury Town Council Beavers have been reintroduced to a town's nature reserve after 400 years of ...

Beavers build dams for protection. The water cover they create is an effective defense against predators for a semiaquatic rodent. This is all about just having a protected area to move around.

Wilde suspected that these dams would be the key to restoring his ranch. But he now had a problem to solve: how do you bring beavers back to the land? Wilde reached out to Joe Wheaton, an ...

Have you spotted a beaver dam around Squamish? At first, one might think, “Oh no, is that going to be a problem?” But actually, it’s pretty exciting. While beavers sometimes get a bad ...

Have you spotted a beaver dam around Squamish? At first, one might think, “Oh no, is that going to be a problem?” But actually, it’s pretty exciting. While beavers sometimes get a bad reputation for ...

How Different Spillway Gates Work Posted: February 6, 2025 | Last updated: February 6, 2025 Almost all dams need a way to release excess water when the reservoir is full. Although many dams use ...

Beavers and the dams they build are not always embraced in the areas where they do their work. But there's a growing recognition that they also are building a kind of natural infrastructure that ...

Friends, family and locals recommended trapping the rodents and blowing the dam sky-high with Tannerite. The solution seemed dramatic and destructive. “We’re all here for a purpose, right? To think ...