Search


	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		A Glimpse into the Life of a Beaver
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:52
	Publish Date:		2019-01-21 05:00:00
	Description:		Different animals have different strategies for surviving the winter. In this week’s Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist gives us a glimpse under the ice to examine the habits of the beaver. I sometimes ask my family members what I should write about; after writing hundreds of articles and episodes like these, I might struggle for a fresh new idea from time to time. One of my kids thought I should write about beavers in winter. This arose from a disagreement he had with a classmate about the diet and habits of beavers in prior weeks. Every fall, beaver activity ramps up across the Northwoods. Beavers work year-round tending to their dams and lodges, but especially so when they start to prepare for surviving the winter. Their food is live plant matter, basically, and includes the tender living layers of inner tree bark, small twigs, shoots and buds. Beavers do not hibernate in winter, so they need to have food available, but most living plants are dormant, trees are not moving sap
	Total Play:		0