NORFOLK — Roger Johnson and his wife were hiking near Haystack Mountain State Park when they came upon a young beaver caught in a steel trap near a small pond and instinctively went to investigate.

Beaver trapping would be prohibited along impaired waterways on public lands in Oregon under a bill that’s headed for a vote in the House. Supporters of House Bill 3932, including environmental and ...

As hunting season begins for beavers this year, people across the state of Iowa are recognizing the importance of beavers and their contributions to the environment. “They’re nature’s engineers, and ...

Four beavers were captured off of the Larkin State Park Trail after the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection recently issued a trapping permit to address flooding concerns in the Oxford ...

Rick Wilkinson, a town of Sullivan highway worker, carried a pick over his shoulder as he trudged back to Black Creek Road in his hip boots through a swampy, weedy area. Minutes earlier, he had ...

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The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation posted a sign near Smith Lake recently, warning people to stay away and to keep pets away from the area because beaver trapping for the ...