The Fur-Bearers can’t wait to share with you games, puzzles, facts, videos, and other content that looks at the impact beavers have had on Canada’s landscape in the past, present and future.
Take a break and help our 8-bit beaver avoid obstacles, pick up food, and get the high score in our educational beaver game!
As the second-largest rodent in the world, beavers play a crucial role in shaping ecosystems, creating habitats, and even combating climate change.
Take a break and test your knowledge of beavers in this fun crossword puzzle, designed to celebrate the beaver’s 50th anniversary as a symbol of Canada.
Increased trade tensions putting spotlight water security and protection in Canada.
The eco-engineering skills of beavers lead to cleaner air and water for all of us. Find out how!
The Fur-Bearers is pleased to award our Beaver Institute Scholarship for 2024.
The Ministry of Forests has rejected calls to end the commercial trapping of beavers after a devastating wildlife season.
The Beaver Institute aims to restore ecological balance with beavers, and offers incredible training programs. Learn more on this week’s podcast!
Ecological benefits of beavers are well-documented in research, but are undermined by the commercial trapping licensing regime of the government of BC.
The province needs to implement urgent measures to stop the commercial and recreational trapping of beavers and recognize their ecological benefits.
Beavers are known to be ecosystem engineers. Can they also help during times of drought and wildlfires?
A beaver assessment accepted by city council recommends a coexistence-centred approach to beaver management.
The Fur-Bearers is excited to award our Beaver Institute Scholarship for 2023!
The Fur-Bearers has opened applications for the Beaver Institute Scholarship. Submit your application today!
BC Hydro announced it will trap and kill beavers upstream from the Site C dam. There is nothing humane about this despite what the company says.
Beavers living in the Watson Slough wetland to be killed by the provincial Crown corporation
Read our recent letter sent to Calgary Mayor and Council regarding beavers being trapped by the city.
You’ll be surprised how easy it can be to make a big impact for the animals!
The Fur-Bearers are pleased to announce our scholarship award recipients for the 2021 year.
Naturalist and author discusses her career path, writing books for adults and for youth, and how others can follow their passion for nature.
The Fur-Bearers offers a scholarship for individuals to learn tools that help communities coexist with beavers.
End the need for beaver trapping by helping us make the solution more accessible!
OurBeaver Coexistence booklet is now available in French!
Formed in 1953, The Fur-Bearers (The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals) is a registered Canadian charity that protects fur-bearing animals through conservation, advocacy, research, and education. Your donation is tax-deductible. Charitable registration number: 130006125RR0002
