Beavers improve the ecosystem for humans and animals

Beavers improve the ecosystem for humans and animals

My View by Julia Morgan My partner, Alex, and I live in an old adobe schoolhouse in Ocate, about an hour’s drive north of Las Vegas, N.M. We raise Valais Blackneck Goats with our two livestock guardian dogs and are also volunteer wildland firefighters. On the...
Can Wildlife Services Learn to Believe in Beavers?

Can Wildlife Services Learn to Believe in Beavers?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture killed more than 23,000 beavers in 2017. There’s a better way to manage our ecosystem engineers. Each spring Wildlife Services, the branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture tasked with controlling problematic fauna, engages in a...
Beavers reintroduced to CA watershed for first time in a century

Beavers reintroduced to CA watershed for first time in a century

A family of the largest rodents in North America were released in a California watershed “for the first time in over a century,” officials said. Beavers were once staples of the watershed on the Tule River Indian Reservation, and they were featured in pictographs...
California Assembly Overwhelmingly Supports “Beaver Bill”

California Assembly Overwhelmingly Supports “Beaver Bill”

SACRAMENTO, CA—Yesterday, Assembly Bill (AB) 2196 by Assemblymember Damon Connolly (D-San Rafael) passed the State Assembly by a vote of 72-0. Sponsored by the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, AB 2196 aims to ensure the longevity of the Beaver Restoration...