A beaver swims in a tundra pond in the Nome area on June 12, 2018. As the climate has warmed, beavers have moved north into tundra terrain in both Alaska and Canada. A National Science Foundation ...

Beavers create dams in order to facilitate the creation of deep-water ponds to protect themselves against predators. Beavers have incredibly powerful jaws and teeth (which appear orange because of ...

When beavers and their families work together to build their dams of stone, logs and mud, they are doing more than just protecting themselves from predators. Beaver dams keep more water on the ...

This is what happens when an apex predator collides with an ecosystem engineer. By Cara Giaimo Beavers are influential. By cutting trees and damming streams, these rodents change the world around ...

On July 1, beavers will be classified solely as “furbearers,” an animal whose fur has commercial value, and no longer be classified as “predators.” Landowners will then need a state permit ...

A beaver swims in a pond on the tundra. (Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife ...

No longer considered predators, Oregon beavers get new protections from state. Published 1:00 pm Thursday, June 20, 2024 ...