Beavers

Beavers make up the family Castoridae, in the rodent order. The North American species is classified as Castor canadensis. The Eurasian species is classified as Castor fiber.

In order to protect Wetlands http://water.usgs.gov/nwsum/WSP2425/legislation.html

the wetlands we need to protect the beaver, which is the keystone species that creates a habitat for all the other wetland creatures. The beavers in both Europe and North America were nearly slaughtered to extinction by trappers and developers. The beaver is still almost extinct in Europe, but is becoming reestablished in Canada and in protected areas of the United States. The New Paltz Village beaver suffered a grave loss in 2004 and fortunately the local government understood the importance of the New Paltz beaver and so a law http://www.all-creatures.org/cash/cc2004-fa-sadies.html  was created in response.

The Beaver and his Works

A must read for beaver fans written by Enos A. Mills in 1909

http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/beavwork.html

The Romance of the Beaver

Being the History of the Beaver in the Western Hemisphere

Written in 1914 by A. Radclyffe Dugmore this is beautifully written and contains stunning photographs

http://kellscraft.com/RomanceoftheBeaver/RomanceoftheBeaverContentPage.html#Top

Beavers —cute pictures and information-

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461514715_761575721_-1_1/North_American_Beaver.html

Beaver Lodge 

http://encarta.msn.com/media_461514718_761575721_-1_1/Beaver_Lodge.html