Beavers: How and why they build dams 

In this episode of our short educational video series, 'Beavers', we explore the iconic beaver dam!
Beaver dams are strong, living structures, industriously made by weaving together wood with vegetation, stones and mud from the water bed.
Did you know that during periods of high rainfall, beavers can create notches in their dams to prevent them from breaking, and create overflow channels on either side of the dam which beavers can enlarge when needed.
We're delighted to have worked with ‪@wildintrigue‬ to produce these videos.
We envision this series being used widely for a variety of audiences across different host platforms from school lesson starters accompanying a lesson pack, community hall screenings and more. If you would like to host these videos or use them in your curriculum, please get in touch via info@beavertrust.org.
Thumbnail photo credit: Dr Emily Fairfax