Against All Odds: A beaver story in Fish Creek Provincial Park
Wildlife photographer Susan Ingham shares the incredible story of a beaver who lost a limb to a trap – and their inspirational effort to keep going.
April 23, 2025
Tag: Beaver
WANTED: Okanagan land owners with beavers
Beaver Corps trainee looking for a site to build pond leveller or exclusion fencing to protect road culverts in British Columbia.
April 8, 2025
Planting for Beavers: Trees, shrubs and perennial choices
Beavers prefer certain types of plants for consuming and adding to their dams or lodges. Making the right selection can protect – or provide resources – from beavers.
March 27, 2025
Celebrating the Beavers 50th Anniversary as Canada’s Symbol
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.
March 24, 2025
Beaver Log Rider Game
Take a break and help our 8-bit beaver avoid obstacles, pick up food, and get the high score in our educational beaver game!
March 24, 2025
Fascinating Facts About Beavers: Nature’s Engineers
As the second-largest rodent in the world, beavers play a crucial role in shaping ecosystems, creating habitats, and even combating climate change.
March 24, 2025
Brilliant Beavers Crossword
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.
March 24, 2025
Freshwater friends: beavers are our eco-heroes
Increased trade tensions putting spotlight water security and protection in Canada.
February 19, 2025
Thank a beaver on Clean Air Day
The eco-engineering skills of beavers lead to cleaner air and water for all of us. Find out how!
June 3, 2024
Scholarship awarded to support coexistence with beavers
The Fur-Bearers is pleased to award our Beaver Institute Scholarship for 2024.
March 26, 2024
BC rejects call to end commercial trapping of beavers
The Ministry of Forests has rejected calls to end the commercial trapping of beavers after a devastating wildlife season.
October 2, 2023
The Beaver Institute with Adam Burnett
The Beaver Institute aims to restore ecological balance with beavers, and offers incredible training programs. Learn more on this week’s podcast!
September 25, 2023
Open Letter: Beavers can help fight the climate crisis
Ecological benefits of beavers are well-documented in research, but are undermined by the commercial trapping licensing regime of the government of BC.
September 13, 2023
Action Alert: End commercial trapping of beavers in B.C.
The province needs to implement urgent measures to stop the commercial and recreational trapping of beavers and recognize their ecological benefits.
September 13, 2023
It’s Canada’s worst fire season. How can beavers help fight wildfires?
Beavers are known to be ecosystem engineers. Can they also help during times of drought and wildlfires?
August 15, 2023
City of Airdrie shifts from killing beavers to coexistence
A beaver assessment accepted by city council recommends a coexistence-centred approach to beaver management.
July 13, 2023
The Fur-Bearers awards scholarship to promote beaver coexistence
The Fur-Bearers is excited to award our Beaver Institute Scholarship for 2023!
February 22, 2023
Applications open for the Beaver Institute Scholarship
The Fur-Bearers has opened applications for the Beaver Institute Scholarship. Submit your application today!
January 5, 2023
Correcting BC Hydro’s messaging: trapping beavers isn’t humane
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.
September 6, 2022
BC Hydro to kill beavers for Site C dam
Beavers living in the Watson Slough wetland to be killed by the provincial Crown corporation
August 15, 2022
Open Letter: Coexistence with beavers in Calgary
Read our recent letter sent to Calgary Mayor and Council regarding beavers being trapped by the city.
June 10, 2022
Four ways to help on World Wildlife Day
You’ll be surprised how easy it can be to make a big impact for the animals!
March 3, 2022
Announcing our 2021 Scholarship Award Recipients
The Fur-Bearers are pleased to announce our scholarship award recipients for the 2021 year.
January 5, 2022
Frances Backhouse: Beaver Tales to Bear Necessities
Naturalist and author discusses her career path, writing books for adults and for youth, and how others can follow their passion for nature.
December 6, 2021
