The town has what’s known as a Nuisance Beaver Permit ... wash out the road just below the dam. Dozens of residents complained about the dam’s removal during a town board meeting on Monday.

Trapping and removal is often the best solution for a beaver problem, according to state wildlife experts. Destroying a dam can trigger beavers to simply rebuild, and they can do it in a few hours.

According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (FWD), beavers have built on or around roughly a quarter of ANR’s dams. Beaver activity and debris on manmade dams can restrict spillway capacity ...

A community in Fairfax County, Virginia, created a petition for Wally after its homeowners association said it would remove ...