Beavers also like the entrance to their lodge or burrow to be submerged, so if they live in an area with fluctuating water levels, they’ll build a dam to create a deep pond. Dams are not usually found ...

Beaver wetlands create locally climate-resistant landscapes through their ecosystem engineering activities and are capable of ameliorating climate change on larger spatiotemporal scales. The small ...

Ponds created by beaver dams can help increase freshwater storage, boost biodiversity, contain wildfires, and improve water quality. Beaver populations in North America have fallen from an estimated ...

Still, when landowners are adamant that beavers must go, relocation can offer a second chance. In Utah, captured beavers are ...

Across the American West, land that once baked into cracked clay and dust is turning green again, not through concrete dams ...

The National Trust hopes that the beavers will help the environment by creating dams and wetlands, which can make new homes for wildlife and even help protect against floods and droughts.

Russell Droke, the mayordomo of Pacheco Community Ditch in Taos, is engaged in an “ongoing water allocation dispute.” It’s not with an acequia parciante or a Texan — rather, Droke is talking about ...

The Scottish government has announced that its wild beaver populations will be given the full protection of both UK and EU law. The decision has been welcomed by campaigners who point out all the ...