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The beaver ( Castor fiber) in Flevoland, The Netherlands Thirteen years after an unintended introduction, there is a growing beaver ( Castor fiber) population in the province of Flevoland, The Netherlands. The population was estimated to be at least 15 animals in 2003. It is assumed that the number...

Beaver management in Norway: a model for continental Europe? While Norway has been managing beaver ( Castor fiber) for more than 150 years, most central European countries have little experience and none are presently harvesting beaver, despite rapidly growing populations and conflicts. Here we...

The use and potential of flow devices in beaver management After being nearly exterminated during the fur trade European beavers ( Castor fiber) and American beavers ( Castor canadensis) have been recovering and gradually re-flooding their long-vacant habitats in recent decades. This development has...

Adaptation of beavers ( Castor fiber) to extreme water level fluctuations and ecological implications We have observed how beavers ( Castor fiber) cope with water fluctuations in the Millingerwaard, part of the Gelderse Poort, a floodplain system of the river Rhine in the Netherlands. Beavers were...

Felling and foraging: results of the first year of beaver ( Castor fiber) activity in an enclosed Scottish site A trial reintroduction of the European beaver ( Castor fiber) to Scotland has been proposed and is awaiting Scottish Executive approval. Currently, no data have been published on the...

Beaver pond development and its hydrogeomorphic and sedimentary impact on the Jossa floodplain in Germany This paper presents results of a two-year study showing different beaver ( Castor fiber) induced hydrogeomorphic changes on the floodplain of the small river Jossa (Spessart Uplands, Germany)...

Fire and beaver in the boreal forest-grassland transition of western Canada – A case study from Elk Island National Park, Canada Prescribed fire is used as a management tool in many areas throughout the world to restore vegetation communities, reduce fuel loading, and enhance wildlife habitats...

Irruptive population development of European beaver ( Castor fiber) in southwest Sweden European beavers ( Castor fiber) have been reintroduced to many areas within their former range. The resulting populations are still in a phase of population growth and range expansion. From a management point of...

Population and distribution of European beavers ( Castor fiber) After being reduced to about 1,200 animals in eight isolated populations by the beginning of the 20th century, European beavers ( Castor fiber) have powerfully recovered in both range and population, through relaxation of persecution...

Managing conflicts with beaver in the United States: an animal welfare perspective As had happened earlier in Europe, the American beaver ( Castor canadensis) was almost completely extirpated from its historic range because of human exploitation. Anywhere from 50 to 400 million beaver may have...

Is it possible to use beaver building activity to reduce lake sedimentation? Erosion processes and lake sedimentation are among the major environmental problems in Tatarstan Republic. Ploughed soils from the agricultural lands are easily washed away from the fields during flooding, and carried...

The habitat potential of the downstream Loire River for European beavers ( Castor fiber) During the 19th century the European beaver ( Castor fiber) disappeared from most parts of France, except for the Rhône Valley. In the 1970s, beavers caught from the river Rhône were released in the Loire River...

Monitoring of reintroduced beavers ( Castor fiber) in Denmark The European beaver ( Castor fiber) returned to Denmark in 1999 when 18 beavers were released in Klosterheden State Forest District in the northwestern part of the country. A monitoring programme was initiated to trace the population and...

Beavers A conference is always a good opportunity to meet old friends and to make some new ones, but the main goal is of course to exchange knowledge. This year the Third International Beaver Symposium was held in Arnhem, the Netherlands. The Symposium was hosted by the Society for the Study and...

Food caching behaviour of the American beaver in Massachusetts At northern latitudes in North America beavers ( Castor canadensis) store branches of woody plants in caches during the autumn. The food cache provides food for the beaver family during the winter when plant productivity is low and snow...

Planning, coordination and realization of Northern European beaver management, based on the experience of 50 years of beaver restoration in Russia, Finland, and Scandinavia By 1900 the beaver ( Castor fiber) had disappeared from many parts of Northern Europe. Beaver population restoration started...

Beaver ( Castor canadensis) in heavily browsed environments Beaver ( Castor canadensis) populations have declined or failed to recover in heavily browsed environments. I suggest that intense browsing by livestock or ungulates can disrupt beaver-willow (Salix spp.) mutualisms that likely evolved...