The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has released a status report highlighting the progress of its Beaver Restoration Program. The initiative aimed to return beavers to their native watersheds in California to restore wetlands and combat climate change effects. Between October 2023 and September 2024, the CDFW placed 28 beavers across five sites in the Sierra Nevada. The project, in partnership with the Tule River Tribe and the Maidu Summit Consortium, has already seen beavers producing litters and building dams.

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