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The beaver is the unsung hero in managing Canada’s wetlands

The beaver – Canada’s national animal – plays a key role in the management of wetlands and mitigating climate change. The president of the Columbia Wetlands Stewardship Partners in British Columbia says that removing beavers from aquatic environments is akin to in-filling, groundwater withdrawal and other wetland disturbances. Ecologists say more – not fewer – beavers are needed. East Kootenay News report | READ MORE