Caption

European Beaver (Castor fiber), beavers have built a dam with sticks, branches, vegetation and mud, on the river Erpe. Due to flood water, the river has cut a new river bed, around the beaver dam. These are the first sightings of beavers in this region since about 4 hundred years. North Hesse, Germany

Date

May 31, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK26I70_134

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NA

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No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.7Mb (19.2Mb) / 17.3in x 13.0in / 5184 x 3888 (300dpi)

Keywords

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