You saw a furry, brown critter. So, was it a beaver? This is a muskrat. Not a beav. Muskrats are smaller than beavers with long, skinny, hairy tails, but they do often share habitat. When they swim at the surface,…
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Beavers Create Turtle Habitat
To celebrate, here are a few of the ways that beavers, and the wetlands they create, help turtles: Spotted turtles in Ontario prefer newly flooded areas and congregate in beaver ponds in the springtime where courting pairs are observed. (Yagi…
International Beaver Day 2023: How to Coexist with Beavers Comic
For Educators: Tips for Guiding Nature Walks in Beaver Habitat
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Why Beavers Build Dams
'Tis the season to clarify an important question when it comes to understanding why, oh why, beavers do what they do! In our education and outreach work with audiences with all ages, this is one of the most common questions…
BeaverCON Talks Available on YouTube
Check out the talks from BeaverCON 2022 on the Beaver Institute's YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/JvKqL7nv76c Learn about human-wildlife conflict and coexistence through a comparison between monkeys and beavers and their interactions with people. https://youtu.be/Dy3nmhODr24 Learn about developing and evaluating youth programs…
River Beavers: No Dams Required
To dam or not to dam? The 'river beavers' in the incredible camera trap photographs below, from William MacFarland, live on the Anacostia River which flows from Maryland into Washington DC. They build lodges to live in but have no…
Tree Protection : How to Protect Trees from Beaver Chewing
Materials list 14 gauge welded wire fencing, 4ft tall with 2x4in spacing wire cutters work gloves pliers landscape stakes/staples/pins (as long as you can find) measuring tape zip ties or hog rings & hog ring pliers Acquire your materials. Depending…
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A Year in the Life of a Beaver
Ever wonder what beavers are up to during each of the four seasons? When we understand beaver life history and how their behaviors change throughout the year, we are more likely to coexist with them successfully! Beavers in Winter Beavers…