Celebrate International Beaver Day on April 7, 2026, by honoring one of nature’s most extraordinary ecosystem engineers. Beavers play a crucial role in maintaining healthy landscapes by boosting ...

Oregon wildlife officials are conducting a new statewide survey of beavers and their habitat, part of a plan to protect and recover the animals. The plan’s success largely depends on whether the state ...

In the movie Hoppers, an animal lover slips into a robot beaver body and joins a beaver colony. In real life, some researchers use robots, costumes, drones and other creative methods for studying ...

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 ...