If you were trying to find evidence of beaver activity this is exactly ... their impact on the landscape". He added the gnawing of the tree was also a reassurance they were doing fine.

The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale said the most recent beaver sighting was reported ... and rescuers arrived to find the animal gnawing on a tree. "It had almost gnawed ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota opened its beaver trapping season on Saturday, five months after state lawmakers made it illegal — under certain circumstances — for people to eat the furry rodents.