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Castoroides (Latin: "beaver" (castor), "like" (oides) [2]), or the giant beaver, is an extinct genus of enormous, bear-sized beavers that lived in North America during the Pleistocene. Two species are currently recognized, C. dilophidus in the Southeastern United States and C. ohioensis in most of North America.
The Tule River Indian Tribe and state wildlife crews reintroduced nine beavers to their natural habitat in the Sierra. Beavers, back on tribal land after 100 years, could aid California's fragile ...
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Kate Lundquist, director of the WATER Institute at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center, said she expects California's changes will lead to fewer beavers killed in the state and a growth in ...
Beaver lodge, Ontario, Canada Beaver dam, northern California, USA Beavers use rocks for their dams when mud and branches are less available as seen on Bear Creek, a tributary to the Truckee River, in Alpine Meadows, California. Beavers are active mainly at night. They are excellent swimmers and may remain submerged up to 15 minutes.
One species of beaver occurs in California. American beaver, Castor canadensis (harvest) Order: Rodentia Family: Geomyidae. Five species of pocket gophers occur in California. Botta's pocket gopher, Thomomys bottae; Western pocket gopher, Thomomys mazama; Mountain pocket gopher, Thomomys monticola; Northern pocket gopher, Thomomys talpoides
Skull of a beaver. Castoridae is a family of rodents that contains the two living species of beavers and their fossil relatives. A formerly diverse group, only a single genus is extant today, Castor. Two other genera of "giant beavers", Castoroides and Trogontherium, became extinct in the Late Pleistocene.
For years, beavers have been treated as an annoyance for chewing down trees and shrubs and blocking up streams, leading to flooding in neighborhoods and farms. California recently changed its tune ...