Beavers

Part of the Orca Wild series, this nonfiction book for middle-grade readers explores the important role beavers play as a keystone species. They were nearly driven to extinction for their furs, but today beavers are valued for their role as habitat creators and water stewards.|After nearly being hunted to extinction for their fur, beavers are returning to their place as North America's most influential ecosystem engineer. They are creating wetland homes for a multitude of plants and animals, and headaches for some of their human neighbors.
Beavers: Radical Rodents and Ecosystem Engineers looks at the behavior and ecology of these remarkable animals, their role as a keystone species and our changing relationship with them.