The American ... beaver. A new study concludes that, by building dams, forming ponds, and digging canals, beavers irrigate vast stream corridors and create fireproof refuges in which plants and ...

Here's a look at 15 extinct animals from the last North American ... kg), much larger than the roughly 44-pound (20-kg) North American beaver (Castor canadensis) that exists today.

Professor Beth Shapiro, chief science officer at Colossal, said that she had a "very long list" of extinct animals she ... and a giant beaver that lived in North America, which would have stood ...

Boreal forests host both of Earth's remaining beaver species: the North American ... taiga include American and European minks, fishers, otters, stoats, and weasels. These animals vary widely ...

There are a number of creatures that call Cumberland County their home. Here are the six most interesting to see in the wild.

The future of ecological harmony could lie in North America’s largest rodent — if we can learn to coexist with this vital yet challenging species, according to environmental journalist Ben ...

“But neither does removing an animal by killing it. There’ll just be another one to take its place.” Virginia is by no means alone in its beaver conundrum. The North American population has ...

Wildlife officials launch a restoration program for North American beavers ... which would support a host of new animals. “This new beaver family is really important if they survive and ...

The North American beaver, Castor canadensis, is not a subtle species. The animals serve vital purposes, but they also can be so destructive that they have to be relocated. “If you have a beaver ...

The male North American beaver given the name Cauliflower has ... Cauliflower isn’t the only animal fleeing the zoo, wanting a taste of freedom, with two sea otters recently escaping for a ...

Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that’s meant that the North American Beaver has lived largely unprotected ...