The North American beaver, an often misunderstood and maligned aquatic rodent, builds dams with mud and sticks, which turns streams into valuable wetland ecosystems. Beaver ponds are necessary ...

Goldfarb highlighted how beavers' impact reaches far and wide — from supporting species like the boreal toad, which breeds in beaver ponds, to helping juvenile cutthroat trout thrive in the ...

The future of ecological harmony could lie in North ... an animal that’s disproportionately supporting lots of weight in their ecosystems,” he said. “In the American West, wetlands cover ...

While many animals hibernate or migrate to warmer regions, aquatic mammals like the North American river otter and the beaver remain active. Scientific name: Lontra canadensis River otters display ...