New research out of the western U.S. suggests dams and ponds built by beavers can slow floods, store water and even create green firebreaks in wildfire-prone landscapes.

Long before satellites revealed their secret, a group of beavers in northern Alberta was busy with business as usual: gnawing ...

For Canadians, the beaver is more than a buck-toothed rodent — it's a national emblem, etched on nickels and central to the country's origin story. Now, a new study from the U.S. suggests this ...

"This more complex boundary between water and land could be excellent for water voles," John Taylor, the west region area ...

BEAVERS are known to build dams in rivers as shelters, causing problems to the population living nearby, including flooding, ...

Why Do Beavers Build Dams? This video made us wonder, why do beavers build dams? BBC Science Focus explained, "Beavers build dams to protect themselves from predators, such as bears or wolves.

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).

A beaver dam interrupts the flow of water in wetlands on the May Ranch, on Oct. 17 northeast of Lamar. Healthy beaver populations help slow floodwaters and preserve and restore wetlands.

It is thought there are fewer than half the beavers in the Bighorn National Forest now compared to about 15 years ago, and to ...

Beavers in the Czech Republic ignored construction permits and completed a stalled dam project, much to the delight of officials.

Beavers are, by definition, rodents. That classification, though, might not do justice to the semiaquatic creatures, often ...