Beavers create fire-resistant forest patches
They chew down trees, dam up waterways and build wetland ecosystems that benefit a host of other species. Now, new research shows that beavers’ ecosystem ...
ecosystem engineers
Ecosystem engineers buffer animals from extinction
Species like beavers and elephants that engineer and change the ecosystems around them could help save other species from extinction. A new study may be the first ...
Translocating pesky squirrels can help declining owls
One person’s annoyance can be a declining species’ treasure. Wildlife managers are putting squirrels that are a nuisance to ranchers and other landowners to ...