Beavers are semi-aquatic mammals, widely renowned for their remarkable abilities in building dams and lodges made of branches ...

American beavers are a nature-based solution to the climate and biodiversity crises in Colorado and across our planet.

These dams improve conditions for the broader ecosystem — even beyond the water. New study uncovers surprising effect of ...

American beavers are a nature-based solution to the climate and biodiversity crises in Colorado and across our planet.

Beavers are considered ecosystem engineers and build lodges or bank burrows for protection. Lodges are constructed from branches and mud, which freezes in winter to create a strong, insulated shelter.

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 ...

Beavers are often seen as busy builders, but their work goes far beyond constructing dams and lodges. These remarkable rodents are natural engineers, shaping entire ecosystems with every tree they ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Beavers are, by definition, rodents. That classification, though, might not do justice to the ...

The health of the entire Rio Grande basin begins in its headwaters. When its headwaters are cared for, they store and filter ...

New research published in Nature Scientific Reports reveals how gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park seasonally alter their habitat preferences to align with beavers’ habitat preferences, a shift ...

Workers and volunteers at a Wildlife Trust said they were overjoyed after discovering baby beavers had been born at a nature reserve for the first time in more than 400 years. The new arrivals were ...