Caption

European Beaver (Castor fiber), mature animal, swimming down a river. These are the first sightings of beavers in this region, since about 400 years. River Erpe, North Hesse, Germany

Date

Apr 25, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/D. Usher

Reference

BRK26I77_298

Model release

NA

Property release

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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