Beavers returning to rivers across North America and Europe are doing far more than building dams. A growing body of peer-reviewed research shows that reintroduced beaver populations physically ...

The future of ecological harmony could lie in North America’s largest rodent — if we can learn to coexist with this vital yet challenging species, according to environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb.

GOSHEN — Take a hike and learn more about America's largest rodent. A beaver-focused hike is being offered by Elkhart County Parks. The event is scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 and will begin at ...

This station is about a species that you probably won’t see from the Waldbauer trail, and yet you see its effects everywhere you look in the Adirondacks. The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) ...

Beavers have been spotted in Palo Alto’s Matadero Creek, the first time in 160 years. Courtesy Bill Leikam. When a baby beaver, called a kit, scampered in front of a trail camera along Palo Alto’s ...

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The long history between westerners and beavers has often been one of conflict — beginning with trapping during the North American fur trade in the 1500s, which nearly wiped out the species by the ...