For the first time in 200 years it’s great to be a beaver in California. In a show of unanimous bipartisan support, the state Legislature voted this summer to pass Assembly Bill 2196, which codifies the state’s Beaver Restoration Program at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Beaver “engineers” build dams and canals that create connectivity between land and …
A beaver takes stock of his new habitat after being released at the Tule River Reservation in Tulare County. A family of beavers — three adults, one subadult and three babies, known as “kits” — were released into the South Fork Tule River watershed on June 12, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. That enhanced water retention could …
