A project reintroducing beavers into the Southern Sierra Nevada’s ecosystem in Tulare County hopes to improve water quality and wildfire resistance in the drought-stricken region. Beavers play a critical role in the ecology and stewardship of the land, according to California Fish and Wildlife Department officials. The animals build dams that retain water on the […]
NEW BEDFORD — The three newborn residents of the Buttonwood Park Zoo are already expected to build great things. Zoo officials announced the arrival of three American beavers, a.k.a. kits, born on May 16. The kits’ parents are 8-year-old female Wicket and 6-year-old male Justin, according to the zoo’s press release. The three kits “have […]
QUINCY − Every so often the city’s monthly Environmental Treasures program has a daytime walk on a Friday, popular with seniors and retirees. Last week’s adventure showed how easy it can be to get away from it all in the Blue Hills. The walk, called Signs of Spring, was led by volunteer Maura O’Gara, a […]
Beavers are turning up dead in Utah, and the disease killing them can spread to humans, officials said. So it’s important not to touch any dead animals — especially rodents — while wildlife officials learn more about the “unusual” event that killed nine beavers so far since the end of March, Utah’s Division of Wildlife […]
Perhaps the critters at Sequiota Park are a bit jealous of all the attention the Buc-ee’s beaver is getting down the road. The Springfield-Greene County Park Board announced on Tuesday that the soft-surface trails on the eastern side of the park’s lake will be temporarily closed due to “extensive damage” caused by local beavers. The soft-surface […]