Researchers and conservationists alike recognize that beavers (Castor canadensis) are vital ecosystem engineers who can help ...

This beaver dam is the largest reported in the world, stretching a staggering 800 metres—the same height as the Burj Khalifa.

ELKO — Low-tech, human-made dams modeled after beaver dams are being used to restore fire-damaged landscapes in the Elko region, according to a natural resource specialist with the Eastern Nevada ...

Recent heavy rains likely contributed to the dam failure. The beaver pond is now stable, and lake levels are not expected to rise higher in Lake Angeline. An Upper Peninsula lake south of Ishpeming ...

Historic dams can sometimes have beneficial impacts on surrounding wildlife, plants, and waterways, as with the dam that created Ames Pond in Shutesbury that sustains a rare natural bog ecosystem. / ...

Federal officials have begun draining a beaver dam at Gettysburg battlefield, despite previously describing removal questions ...

What looks like an ordinary stream discovery turns into something much stranger once the details sink in. An old beaver dam in mineral-rich limestone spring water appears to be slowly turning into ...