Eurasian beaver

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A Eurasian beaver sits on a muddy, grassy shore surrounded by green plants in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Reviving the Eurasian beaver population

Eurasian beaver

rodent

Also known as: Castor fiber

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Conservation status and distribution
Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) were once found throughout temperate and boreal forests of the region (including Britain) except for the Mediterranean area and Japan. By the early 20th century this range had contracted, and at the beginning of the 21st century indigenous populations survived only…
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Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) were once found throughout temperate and boreal forests of the region (including Britain) except for the Mediterranean area and Japan. By the early 20th century this range had contracted, and at the beginning of the 21st century indigenous populations survived only…
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