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From swimming to dam-building, Calgary Wildlife prepares orphaned beavers to survive and shape the landscapes they call home.

How a rescued beaver became the architect of a creek’s revival.

SLAP! A beaver tail hits the water, frightening quacking ducks into silence. Across the pond, a young beaver slips into the safety of the water, alerted by its parents that danger is nearby. What is dangerous to a beaver? Can people coexist with beavers? What are some beaver benefits? The ponds and lakes that make picturesque sunset photos across the Canadian Shield are in- part due to the industrious Castor canadensis, or North American beaver. This rodent, the largest i

April is Beaver month here at Calgary Wildlife. Did you know that beavers can hold their breath for as long as 15 minutes? However, they typically remain underwater for no more than five or six minutes. The species of beaver here in Alberta, is known as the North American beaver. Unlike some of our other "animal of the month" species, there is only one species of beaver in Alberta and in Canada, with only one other in the whole world, the Eurasian beaver. But despite consisti