After suffering from severe flooding for many years, particularly in 2013, the local government decided to build a dam in the waterway flowing into the small Bavarian town. But before they could get ...

After nearly 100 years of gaining protected status, beavers have made the ultimate comeback in Connecticut after being on the brink of extinction. Now a new University of Connecticut project is ...

HANOVER COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Some of Hanover County’s youngest and new contractors grabbed their shovels and hard hats on Monday, March 24 as they broke ground on their new Beaverdam ...

Wild swimmers are safer in lakes, rivers, and ponds inhabited by beavers, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Stirling in Scotland have uncovered that beaver dams ...

The dam-making rodents had been extinct in this country since the 16th century after they were hunted for their meat, fur and scent glands. Now a licensing system has been launched to allow the ...

Two seasons of beaver censuses will help direct riparian area restoration, with Thompson Creek and Fourmile Creek highlighted as high-potential sites. Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and Streams ...

This past week, beavers were legally released into the English countryside for the first time since they were hunted into extinction there in the 17th century. Conservationists hailed it as a ...

Beaver dams function as traps which delay the distribution of pollutants, improving the quality of downstream water, new research led by the University of Stirling has shown. Scientists say the ...

Natural flood prevention measures from beaver dams to “wild driveways” can deliver 10 times the value of every pound invested, a study has found. The study highlights the “positive cost ...

A family of beavers made global headlines earlier this year when they built a dam exactly where authorities had been planning one in Czechia, saving taxpayers around CZK 30 million (€1.2 million).