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That’s dam clever! Beavers build their first water barrier in Exmoor for 400 years as they create ‘instant wetland’ just nine months after being introduced to slow the flow of the river The dam was constructed by the beavers at the Holnicote Estate near Minehead Animals are first to be released into the wild … Read more
A dam good gift: Boris Johnson gives his father Stanley BEAVERS as a present for his 80th birthday Boris Johnson gifted his father, Stanley, a group of beavers on his 80th birthday The Prime Minister and his siblings got a licence to allow beavers at his estate Beavers were native to Britain before excessive hunting … Read more
Ancient Arctic beavers were cutting down trees for food four million years ago, long before they started building dams, a new study shows. Scientists analysed bones of the extinct Dipoides beaver and plant fossils from Ellesmere Island in northern Canada to work out what the creatures ate. Isotopic evidence indicates a diet of woody and … Read more
Ancient Arctic beavers were cutting down trees for food four million years ago, long before they started building dams, a new study shows. Scientists analysed bones of the extinct Dipoides beaver and plant fossils from Ellesmere Island in northern Canada to work out what the creatures ate. Isotopic evidence indicates a diet of woody and … Read more
Our vanishing wildlife: Red squirrels, beavers and wildcats are under threat as a QUARTER of Britain’s native mammals face risk of extinction Red List for British mammals shows 11 of 47 native mammals at risk of dying out Historical persecution, loss of habitat and chemical have been factors Britain has a limited number of native … Read more
Pictured: The first Beavers born in Essex since the Middle Ages when they were hunted to extinction Two beavers have been born in Essex for the first time since the Middle Ages Pair Woody and Willow were brought in as part of a reducing flood risk project Their two baby beavers’ names will be picked … Read more
Beavers are massively changing landscapes in the Arctic by building dams, which melt permanently frozen ground and release greenhouse gases, a new study says. Over the last few years, beavers have expanded into many tundra regions where they had never been seen before, due to an abundance of vegetation. But they are also building more … Read more
Leave It To Beaver actor Ken Osmond died of heart and lung failure, death certificate reveals The star died May 18 in his Los Angeles home with family around him He was best known for starring on Leave It To Beaver from 1957 until 1962 Osmond played troublemaker Eddie Haskell who had a sly side … Read more