They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State University are ...

The descendants of black-bear-sized giants who could haul massive rocks with their mouths, modern Castor canadensis once ...

The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity arising ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In Minnesota, beavers have long been considered a nuisance, thanks to their uncanny ability to gnaw trees and construct dams that sometimes clog culverts, raise lake levels or flood ...

Beavers build dams that restore wetlands and provide for other ansials in the area. “Run, Charlie, run!” I hollered, eyeing an angry 40-pound beaver chasing me across a wet meadow in June 1989. Maine ...

Jul. 6—CHIMAYÓ — The beavers were gone just as abruptly as they'd arrived. A few years ago, an industrious pair of beavers moved into a stretch of the Rio Quemado near the historic Santuario de ...

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — The beaver population is growing in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Cumberland is one of many towns witnessing their growth, which means more beaver dams and flooding for ...

Scott Brook Preserve in Cumberland has adapted trails to navigate around flooded spots caused by beaver dams. Beaver dams create ponds that filter pollution, store carbon, reduce peak flood levels, ...