England officials promised to reintroduce Eurasian beavers to the country. However, after a successful starter release in Dorset in March, reintroduction efforts have suddenly stalled. Despite 40 ...

Cornwall's first fully licensed wild beaver release marks a major moment in Britain's rewilding story. Growing evidence suggests the animals are already changing landscapes, slowing rivers and helping ...

Centuries after they were wiped out, the reintroduction of beavers to the UK is gathering pace. Following a government announcement allowing beavers to be released in the wild, a flurry of ...

The reintroduction program for beavers began in 2022 as part of flood management efforts Getty Some might say it took a dam long time! For the first time in what's believed to be 400 years, a baby ...

As the nation faces a future of increasing flooding, drought and wildfires, millions of 60-pound rodents stand by, ready to assist. Beavers can transform parched fields into verdant wetlands and widen ...

Beavers and the dams they build promote sediment deposition and modify channel and floodplain morphology and physical complexity. Beaver activities may result in increased watershed-scale water and ...

Ponds created by beaver dams can help increase freshwater storage, boost biodiversity, contain wildfires, and improve water quality. Beaver populations in North America have fallen from an estimated ...

In recent years, land managers, restoration practitioners, and government agencies increasingly have been employing beaver-based restoration techniques in rivers and streams, including reintroduction ...