A five-year study found that the animals slowed floodwaters and created a wetland habitat, which increased biodiversity ...

Beaver dams carbon storage: New research reveals beavers are more than just landscape architects; their dams create wetlands ...

A few hundred feet from a McDonalds’ and a strip mall, sandwiched between busy and polluted roads, is a lush and thriving ...

For Canadians, the beaver is more than a buck-toothed rodent — it's a national emblem, etched on nickels and central to the country's origin story. Now, a new study from the U.S. suggests this ...

When most people think of beavers, they picture animals chewing through trees or building dams across streams. But recent research shows that these animals are doing something far more important: ...

DENVER – High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers. They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest ...

Researchers and conservationists alike recognize that beavers (Castor canadensis) are vital ecosystem engineers who can help us navigate the challenges of climate change. As keystone species, beavers ...

The Developing Alternative Mitigation Systems (DAMS) for Beavers Act was first introduced in 2022 to advance the use of nonlethal beaver conflict-mitigation methods nationwide. The legislation ...

Elmo W. Heter had a problem: beavers were dying during overland relocations. His solution? Custom crates, surplus parachutes, ...

Utah State University ecologist Nick Bouwes says beavers may be key to effective river restoration efforts. He and colleagues detail a watershed-scale experiment in Nature's Scientific Reports. Credit ...