The study highlights the “positive cost-benefit ratios” of investing in natural schemes that soak up water and slow its flow, ...

Natural flood prevention measures from beaver dams to "wild driveways" can deliver 10 times the value of every pound invested ...

Project Beaver worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore the large rodents to the Cascade-Siskiyou National ...

Human-beaver conflicts surfaced concerning vegetation and tree damage, safety concerns of tripping over stumps of felled trees, blocked road culverts, and flooding, which potentially undermines ...

Bringing back beavers will boost nature, supporters say, as they build dams which create ponds which hold back water, helping to prevent flooding and at the same time providing habitats for other ...

Natural flood prevention measures from beaver dams to “wild driveways” can deliver 10 times the value of every pound invested, a study has found. The study highlights the “positive cost ...

Natural flood measures including beaver dams can deliver many times on their investment (Ben Birchall/PA) Natural flood prevention measures from beaver dams to “wild driveways” can deliver 10 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

One idea is to pay farmers in Shropshire and Mid Wales to store water upstream on natural flood plains on their land, or to allow management with local dams or meanders. Beavers released last ...

Natural flood prevention measures from beaver dams to “wild driveways” can deliver 10 times the value of every pound invested, a study has found. The study highlights the “positive cost-benefit ratios ...