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Beaver trapping would be prohibited along impaired waterways on public lands in Oregon under a bill that’s headed for a vote in the House. Supporters of House Bill 3932, including environmental and ...

Stowe’s Memorial Park, seen here in April 2023, has become a flood zone thanks to the efforts of overachieving beavers, whose construction projects have raised concerns and water levels. File photo by ...

The NYSDEC is encouraging beaver trappers to visit specific Wildlife Management Units and a state forest in Western New York where trapping large beavers can be a two-handed task. Photo courtesy of ...

There’s positive news ahead for Martin County Beaver trappers. The Martin County Commissioners approved the 2023 Beaver Trapping Policy at their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday evening, Nov. 8.

Recognition that American beavers are a vital and often missing component of riverine habitats is growing nationwide, especially in the Pacific Northwest. Nearly wiped out across the West a century ...

How to restore water quality in thousands of miles of polluted waterways in Oregon? Call in the beavers – the animals, that is, not the football team. That’s what new legislation – approved this week ...

The author's gear — including snowshoes, ax, chisel and trap basket — used on the mile-long trek to set and check her first Maine beaver trap. Credit: Abby Morin The question I hear most often about ...