It's currently unclear if the creatures died from toxins, disease, human influence, or climate-related stress.

The American beaver (Castor canadensis) is a keystone species whose ponds and wetlands help replenish groundwater, serve as buffers against wildfires, and provide habitat for a wide variety of ...

Historically, beavers were hunted to extinction for their pelts and their secret castoreum, an oil used in perfume making. Katie King-Hurst, education and communities manager for the Wildlife ...

Second, beavers don’t need to be killed to protect property ... and the ecosystems upon which we all rely—of coexisting with Castor.