Population and distribution of beavers Castor fiber and Castor canadensis in Eurasia

DJ Halley, AP Saveljev, F Rosell - Mammal review, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A century ago, overhunting had reduced Eurasian beaver Castor fiber populations to c. 1200
animals in scattered refugia from France to Mongolia. Reintroductions and natural spread …

Beaver dams attenuate flow: A multi‐site study

A Puttock, HA Graham, J Ashe… - Hydrological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers can profoundly alter riparian environments, most conspicuously by creating dams
and wetlands. Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) populations are increasing and it has been …

Conflicts over wildlife conservation: learning from the reintroduction of beavers in Scotland

DM Coz, JC Young - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Species reintroductions have become a common conservation tool, but they can be
controversial and may generate social conflicts. We examine the social dimension of beaver …

[HTML][HTML] Population of Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) in Europe

M Wróbel - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is an intensely expansionary species. Species
reintroductions, which were conducted in various parts of Europe, as well as the rate of …

Reintroducing beavers Castor fiber to Britain: a disease risk analysis

SJ Girling, A Naylor, M Fraser… - Mammal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Eurasian beavers Castor fiber are potential hosts for a range of infectious diseases and
parasites, including those typical of common European rodents. A number of infectious …

Using field sign surveys to estimate spatial distribution and territory dynamics following reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver to British river catchments

R Campbell‐Palmer, A Puttock… - River Research and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Eurasian beavers, keystone species, have returned to inhabit much of its former range
following near extinction. Evidence repeatedly demonstrates that beavers can provide …

How much Eurasian beaver activity is there in Italy? Using field signs to monitor and map a returned species

E Mori, A Puttock, A Viviano, A Mosini… - Mammal Research, 2024 - Springer
After centuries of widespread extinction, the Eurasian beaver Castor fiber has recolonised
most of its former extent of occurrence, following international and national protection laws …

Modelling Eurasian beaver foraging habitat and dam suitability, for predicting the location and number of dams throughout catchments in Great Britain

HA Graham, A Puttock, WW Macfarlane… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) populations are expanding across Europe. Depending on
location, beaver dams bring multiple benefits and/or require management. Using nationally …

The Cornwall Beaver Project: navigating the social-ecological complexity of rewilding as a nature-based solution

M Jones, C Jones - Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The story of the Cornwall Beaver Project is presented as the foundation of a review of the
literature to consider the effects of beavers on geomorphological and hydrological …

[HTML][HTML] Beaver genetic surveillance in Britain

R Campbell-Palmer, H Senn, S Girling, R Pizzi… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Founder genetic composition can affect reintroduction success, especially as the number of
animals released tends to be small and therefore less genetically diverse than their source …