Beavers

Beavers are a nuisance mostly in areas with bodies of water — they don't typically get into homes. Their damage is primarily to landscapes like riverbeds and lakesides. If you discover beaver damage to your property, call Wildlife X Team® at (817) 431-3007 to help relocate beavers and repair any damages caused by these flat-tailed critters.

Common Beaver Problems

Felled trees that affect river currents
Flooding
Damage to the base of homes/buildings/driveways

Why Is Beaver Management Important?

What seems like inconsequential beaver damage can end up being more costly than anticipated. Flooding can deteriorate your home's foundation as well as cause water damage, so while beavers are not directly responsible for the damage, their behavior is destructive to the landscape and a wildlife company should relocate them.

Beaver Behavior

Beavers are most well known for their distinctive home-building that can be seen in rivers and streams. The beavers' dams are built from twigs, sticks, leaves, and mud and are surprisingly strong. Here the beavers can catch their food and swim in the water.
Beavers are nocturnal animals, though they are occasionally active during the day. They do not hibernate, but are typically less active during the winter.
Beavers also have a prominent warning signal, which they make when they are startled or frightened. A beaver will dive while forcefully slapping the water with its broad tail. This creates a loud slapping noise, which can be heard over large distances above and below water. This is a danger signal to other nearby beavers, who may dive and may not come back up for some time to hide from predators.
Beavers live in family groups called colonies, typically consisting of a mated pair and their offspring, sometime up to 12 individuals! These family units work together to build and maintain their dams, which offer deep water in which to store food, hide from predators, and shield the entrances to their living spaces.
Beavers are herbivores, primarily feeding on the bark, twigs, and leaves of trees such as willow, aspen, and birch. In the winter, they rely on food caches stored underwater.
Beavers are territorial animals and will mark their territory with scent mounds made of mud, debris, and glandular secretions to warn other beavers away from their domain.
Beavers are active year-round, but their behavior varies with the seasons. In the winter, they spend more time in their lodges and rely on food stored during the warmer months, while spring and summer are focused on dam and lodge building.

Beaver Trivia

The beaver’s significance is acknowledged in Canada with its inclusion on the Canadian nickel since 1937.
In 1900 the North American beaver population was estimated to have fallen to around 100,000 individuals due to multiple centuries of over-hunting and habitat loss. Today, after over 100 years of conservation efforts, that population has grown to between 10 and 15 million.
Beavers' large flat tails allow them to swim at up to 6 miles per hour (10 kilometers per hour).
There are only two main species of beaver, the North American beaver and the Eurasian beaver.
Beavers can hold their breath for up to 15 minutes.
A popular myth about beavers is that they use their tails to spread mud on their dams during construction. The fact is that beavers do not do this, their main tools are their iron-rich, constantly-growing teeth and their front paws.