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Jul 12, 2026
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Beavers are emerging sooner in spring amid warmer weather
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A beaver at Miquelon Lake Provincial Park near Edmonton. Once a pond is completely covered in ice, beavers are confined below the surface for the winter. (Glynis Hood), CC BY-NC-SA
Beavers are emerging sooner in spring amid warmer weather
Published: July 12, 2026 12.04pm EDT
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The most anticipated day of my year is “BDay” — the first day when beavers are spotted on the ice in spring after emerging from small openings in the water in front of their lodges after a long winter of confinement. With the rest of the pond still covered in ice, the beavers remain spatially…
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