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 from private ...

Clad in waders and staff in hand, Conrad Ely trudged through the icy Carlson Creek, a stream meandering under mossy Douglas firs and cedar in a remote section of Tillamook State Forest. Ely, a state ...

California has recently relocated beavers from spots where they were causing problems, like flooding, to tribal lands in Northern and Southern California. Many advocates say that relocating beavers to ...

Beavers build dams to ensure water is deep enough for an underwater entrance, protecting them from predators. The internal chamber of a lodge can stay around freezing temperature even on sub-zero days ...

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 agency, and ...

Beginning July 1, beavers will get new protections under Oregon law. Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that’s meant that ...