Beaver dams support biodiversity but can hinder fish migration, highlighting the need for balanced conservation strategies.

This is heartening news. Researchers make surprising discovery about beavers' impact on other wildlife: 'Incredible ability' ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that brown trout can successfully navigate beaver dams -- obstacles which were previously thought to pose a significant barrier to their movement.

So in the late 1800s, when beavers were extirpated from much of the basin, the Gila chub was hurt too. Now, with added pressure from nonnative fish and bullfrog predation, habitat destruction, and ...

The research monitored fish movements in two streams in northern Scotland – one modified by a series of four beaver dams and the other unaltered.