American beaver

American beaver is found throughout most of Canada and the United States, living in lakes, rivers and marshes with wooded shorelines. Trees such as trembling aspen provide it with plenty of food.

Beaver builds dams to adapt their natural surroundings, with an impact on the local wildlife and plants. Many animal species (ducks, muskrats, mink, frogs, snakes, turtles, fish, insects) and aquatic plants benefit from the ponds or marshes created by beaver.