In the forests of southern Chile, a creature introduced for a fur industry that never took off is reshaping the natural environment. North American beavers are not just chopping down trees and ...

A study has provided new evidence of beavers' expansion into the Canadian Arctic by dating the changes they have made to the tundra landscape as they spread northward. Published in the journal ...

The two species of beaver might look similar at first glance, but there are several fundamental differences between North American beavers and Eurasian beavers. Of course, one of the most obvious ...

After enduring centuries of hunting, habitat loss, and disease, North American beavers (Castor canadensis) are making a comeback—and bringing benefits for both humans and nature with them. Equipped ...

As rivers across the Pacific Northwest face unprecedented climate stress, ecologists are turning to an unlikely hero: the North American beaver. Restoration projects that copy the beaver’s ...

Meet the evolutionary hipster that beat Portland to weirdness by 30 million years. We’ve just found North America’s oldest beaver fossils. They’re rewriting everything we thought about these ...

The post Beavers Don't Live in Their Dams, So Where Do They Sleep? appeared first on A-Z Animals. When people think of incredible engineering, they often picture massive structures like the Hoover Dam ...

I’m often asked, “what good is ‘X’ species,” “or “what can ‘X’ species do for me?” Regarding American beavers from a utilitarian view, the answer is that beavers are key to restoration of stream and ...