Beavers, a keystone species, shape ecosystem and benefit wildlife. Dams store and release water to control downstream flooding. Beaver wetlands filter water, trap silt, and remove toxins.

It has been suggested that beavers could be introduced to the wetlands in Reading to help prevent flooding in the area.

For the first time since the 16th century, beavers will roam wild in the wetlands of England after a historic release of two ...

Beavers, a "keystone species" who shape their natural environment, vanished from Britain more than 400 years ago as a result of hunting for their pelts, meat and glands. They have made their way ...

Project Beaver worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore the large rodents to the Cascade-Siskiyou National ...

A long-awaited licensing system has been launched for releasing beavers - whose dams, canals and ponds boost wildlife and protect against floods and droughts - into the countryside, with the first ...