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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 ...

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 ...