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 Goldfarb.

GOSHEN — Take a hike and learn more about America's largest rodent. A beaver-focused hike is being offered by Elkhart County Parks. The event is scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 and will begin at ...

Beavers returning to rivers across North America and Europe are doing far more than building dams. A growing body of ...

Beavers have been spotted in Palo Alto’s Matadero Creek, the first time in 160 years. Courtesy Bill Leikam. When a baby beaver, called a kit, scampered in front of a trail camera along Palo Alto’s ...

Last week the Utica Zoo welcomed three North American beavers back to their Backyards & Barnyards exhibits. Cauliflower, a male, was transported to Central New York along with his sisters, Mustard and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s hard for certain animals to survive in the heart of winter, especially when they are forced to navigate urban landscapes.

In a capstone project partnership with the Boulder Watershed Collective, Masters of the Environment students study what it means to live alongside beavers Beavers are so much more than nature’s most ...

“Beavers are what scientists call a keystone species, an animal that’s disproportionately supporting lots of weight in their ecosystems,” he said. “In the American West, wetlands cover about 2% of ...

It’s hard for certain animals to survive in the heart of winter, especially when they are forced to navigate urban landscapes. Sometimes those creatures are found just in the nick of time, ...