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Beaver Castor canadensis is a semi- aquatic rodent, and the largest rodent in North America.
They're native to both North America and Europe. Next to humans, no other animal does more to
create waterfront property. Beavers are best known for their natural trait of building dams in
rivers and streams, and building their homes (known as beaver lodges) in the eventual pond.
Beavers and rivers go together, and for hundreds of thousands of years in the Northern
Hemisphere they've kept these watery systems healthy and in good repair. Although when this
happens on your property, seeing all of the downed trees, and flooded acreage, it seems just
the opposite. But it's important to remember that beavers work as a keystone species in an
ecosystem by creating wetlands that are used by many other species. Destroying a beaver
dam without removing the beavers takes a lot of effort: Beavers work hard and fast,
often rebuilding dams overnight.
Wiki: Beaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver
NatureWorks: Beaver http://www.nhptv.org/Natureworks/beaver.htm

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