By felling trees and burrowing holes to create shelter, beavers massively impact the riverine ecosystem. This leads to a pronounced tendency for beavers to spread. Older offspring may be hunted off the territory, which usually encompasses 100 to 1500 meters along the riverbank. Mating season is in January/February and births occur around three months later, with a litter size of 1 to 4 babies.

Beavers live in large family groups consisting of the parent animals and the litters from the previous and current years. Thanks to these dams, the waters around where they are found always maintain a minimum water level (approx. But in backwaters further away from the river, the rare dams may be found. Due to the extreme seasonal fluctuations in the Danube's water level, the beaver doesn't build dams near the main current. In this part of the country, the beaver doesn't inhabit the typical lodges but rather digs burrows into loamy river banks which may be entered from under water. In the winter, the beaver remains active under the ice, where fallen trees are preserved for the duration of the cold season. By cutting down trees, the beaver enriches the structure of river banks, creating raised perches and hiding places for diverse animal species, from fishes to pond turtles to birds. The Eurasian beaver is strictly herbivorous, eating a wide variety вЂ“ over 170 different types вЂ“ of vegetation beavers do not eat fish! During the summer, aquatic plants and others found along rivers make up the beaver's diet, while in the fall and winter the beaver fells trees, preferably willows and poplars, in order to get to the tender shoots and thin bark. Protecting the riparian forests is essential to the conservation of the beaver. Starting in the 1970s, they were restored on the Salzach and Inn rivers as well as in the Danube wetlands east of Vienna. In Austria, beavers had been extinguished by the middle of the 19th century. In Austria, in the Danube-March-Thaya wetlands migrates to the Weinviertel ('Forest Quarter') and the Vienna Woods, but also from the Inn and Salzach down the Danube to Linz. Woodlands of the northern hemisphere, from Europe to Northeast and Central Asia. When alarmed or disturbed while in the water, beavers slap the scoop loudly on the water's surface before diving. The broad hairless tail is known as a 'scoop'. The large hind feet are webbed while the forelegs can be used like hands to grasp things. Body is heavily built, hair ranges from light brown to black. By felling trees, the beaver makes a significant contribution to biodiversity by providing habitats for many other species.Д«ody length 75-100 cm tail 30-40 cm weight 13-35 kg shoulder height 35-40 cm life span of up to 20 years. 42, 2006, doi:10.The beaver is the 'master builder' of riverine landscapes. вЂњ Beaver Dams and Overbank Floods Influence Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions of a Rocky Mountain Riparian Area: Mountain Flood and Beaver Dam Hydrology.вЂќ Water Resour Res, vol. вЂњ Beaver Ponds: Resurgent Nitrogen Sinks for Rural Watersheds in the Northeastern United States.вЂќ Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. вЂњ Beaver.вЂќ Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. вЂњ Castor Canadensis American Beaver.вЂќ University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. вЂњ Working with Beavers for Watershed Health.вЂќ National Wildlife Federation. вЂњ Beaver Gland Castoreum Not Used in Vanilla Flavorings According to Manufacturers.вЂќ The Vegetarian Resource Group Blog.

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