A recent study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology by Swiss researchers found that bat populations are more active, ...

High in the mountains west of Fort Collins, teams of scientists and engineers are pretending to be beavers. They may not be swimming or chewing trees, but researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and ...

Giant dams built to tame the Colorado River have nearly wiped out native cottonwood trees along many riverbanks, disrupting local ecosystems. But new tiny dams, built to mimic ones that beavers make, ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Beavers have been adding a dam of their own to state operations, but now the state says it has to stop. Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources owns about 100 dams, and they say ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Caroline Nienhuis, a Swiss biologist with the Zurich Beaver Advisory Center, about a hotline ...