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Dec
Man Suffers Broken Leg After Stepping in a Beaver Trap
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OREGON By Tim Novotny, The World, Dec 19, 2013 COQUILLE — One young man recently learned the hard way that wandering off the beaten path can be dangerous. Coquille Police say the man, whose identity they have not released, suffered a broken leg after accidentally stepping into a beaver trap. The trap was located in... Read More
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Apr
BWW Sponsors Anti-Fracking Program
Fracking—the Rest of the Story Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife (BWW) is sponsoring Fracking—the Rest of the Story, a program by Bill Belitskus, President of the Allegheny Defense Project, on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Canastota Library (102 West Center St., Canastota, NY). For the past 15 years, Belitskus has been monitoring... Read More
15
Jan
Wisconsin’s War on Nature
Fish Fervor Destroys Beavers—and Wetlands during Decade of Drought It’s not only unions that Wisconsin has declared war upon. Since 1985 the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources (WDNR) has waged a successful campaign to wipe out 70% of the state’s beavers (shrinking a population of 225,000 in 1985 to 67,000 in 2008) for the declared... Read More
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Aug
August 2011 News
1. Critters, Once Reviled, Gain Popularity With ‘Believers’; a Good Rodent Is Hard to Find Clyde Woolery wants his beavers back… Read More:
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Jul
July 2011 News
1. An Ecosystem can’t just ‘move’ (A resident of Richmond Hill, Ontario writes a compelling Letter to the Editor.) … Read More: The original story: Resident upset pond drainage will displace beaver, heron…. Read more:
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Jun
June 2011 News
1. Beaver dam removal in Tigard [Oregon] catches attention of state wildlife officials, neighbors City crews removed a beaver dam along Summer Creek last week, significantly altering a natural area without first notifying wildlife officials… Read more: 2.. Beaver Wetlands, Effects upon Wildlife and Water A half-mile-long beaver dam… Read More 3. Leave it to beaver: environmentalists... Read More
08
May
World’s Longest Beaver Dam
World’s Longest Beaver Dam Can Be Seen From Space. This woodland construction is the world’s biggest beaver dam, which at 2,790 feet (850 meters) in length is more than twice the length of the Hoover Dam, which spans 1,244ft, and can be seen from space. The mammals use trees, mud, and stones to make a... Read More
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Feb
Feb. 2011 News
Beaver Pond activists in Ottawa area stage sit-in. Two protesters chain selves to trees. Read more: The beaver’s new brand: eco-savior Our bucktoothed icon is hard-working and bomogamous, steadfast and stable…… Read more:
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Jan
Jan. 2011 News
The secret lives of beavers have been revealed by a new study. Using discreet video cameras, scientists have been able to study the long-term natural behavior of beavers “at home”…. Read More The Ecosystem Engineer: Research Looks at the Beavers’ Role in River Restoration. Read more:
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Dec
Dec. 2010 News
Criticism over Tayside [Scotland] beaver trap plan Campaigners have hit out at plans to trap escaped beavers that are now living wild on rivers…. Read More [See a petition to Save the Free Beavers of the Tay.] Trying to trick those dam builders SARATOGA SPRINGS — Knock down a beaver dam, the beavers will rebuild it…. Read... Read More