
One dam good field trip for Vancouver ESL class
New Canadians working to improve their English-language skills received an environmental lesson that took them into the (urban) wilds. Lesley Fox, Executive Director of The
New Canadians working to improve their English-language skills received an environmental lesson that took them into the (urban) wilds. Lesley Fox, Executive Director of The
The world is smiling at the cute video of a beaver apparently herding cattle on a Saskatchewan ranch. But they may not smile when they
Wanting to help an animal, be it a beaver or a family pet, injured by a trap is a natural reaction to most people in
A good question was posed to The Fur-Bearers’at a recent municipal council meeting: if we’re already using co-existence measures, why should it matter if it’s
They were hunted to extinction in the 16th century, but now beavers are making a comeback in the United Kingdom, with Wales being the latest
Last month we told you that we were sending a team to Alberta, where we hosted a two-day flow device workshop with Calgary Parks and
It was with sickening sadness that we read the news of a group of men using a chair to beat to death a beaver late last week.
We LOVE beavers, if you didn’t know. And today, our national birthday, we’ll be seeing beavers all over the place. But as much as the
Many residents of Saskatchewan have contacted our organization – The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals – regarding a beaver derby currently taking place in your province.
In 1948 it rained beavers. That’s not quite true – 76 beavers were parachuted into the Idaho wilderness that year as part of an effort
There is no ‘magic number’ for how many animals of a certain species should be in a certain space. It is this kind of thinking
Municipalities from coast to coast are constantly facing the realities of living with beavers – downed trees, the potential for flooding or changes in landscape,
We’ve known it to be true in Canada and the United States for many, many years. And now a team of researchers in Scotland have
Right now, as you read this, a family of beavers is being destroyed. Somewhere in Canada, a trap is set and waiting for a mother,
Two fur-bearing friends have found a new home in Vancouver’s Olympic Village, and they’ve caught the hearts and minds of animal lovers around the world.
A total of $3,000 in fines was handed down last month against three men in North Bay for damaging beaver dams with their all-terrain vehicles
Our title may seem a bit melodramatic, but the science keeps piling up and it forces us to make the broad statement: beavers really can
Writing headlines is one part journalism and one part sales. The goal is to tell someone what the story is, sure, but even more, it’s
Wildlife is Canada is enjoyed by many of us. From going on exclusive bear watching tours in British Columbia to hearing the coyote howls in
An aeronautical engineer and retired pilot has failed in his attempts over the years to create a dam to build a pond on his property
At-risk amphibians in Wyoming’s national parks are being given a helping hand by beavers, scientists have learned. According to the Jackson Hole News and Guide,
Did you have a great Canada Day? We did, too! It got us thinking about just how awesome beavers really are. We spend a lot
There are so very many jokes about beavers. And, as one of our most popular campaigns involves protecting these fur-bearing families and their habitats, we
The birth of the first truly English beavers in the European nation’s first wild colony has thrilled nature lovers across the pond. Meanwhile, in Canada,
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