"It is just essentially God's work. We're undoing the damage of hundreds of years ago and bringing back these extraordinary ...

Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain 400 years ago for their meat, furry water-resistant pelts and a substance they secrete called castoreum - used in food, medicine and perfume.

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One of the alternatives if it did die out is a musky goo called castoreum found in glands near a beaver's anus.

Recreational trappers catch beavers for the few dollars their fur and castoreum (a secretion beavers use to mark their territories, and humans use to scent perfume and flavor food) might fetch.

Beavers have a unique feature known as the “castoreum gland,” which secretes a thick, oily substance used in scent marking and communication. The beaver’s body changes to live in water. Its bones, ...

Beavers, often called "ecosystem engineers," are making a remarkable comeback across North America and Europe, transforming landscapes and revitalizing degraded ecosystems in the process. Once hunted ...