When ever I review a new film by Wyoming Untrapped my first reaction is always protective distress to see them use photos of “Our” beavers. Did they get those off the website? I start to orotest until I remember that Suzi Eszterhas took that photo and she allows WT to use her images free of charge.

Plus it’s a good movie about why we need beavers. And there are never enough of those.

Untrapped Tuesday presents Eco-hero #1: the American Beaver

Did you know that American Beavers are often referred to as ecosystem engineers? Long before humans thought to build the Hoover Dam, American Beavers built and altered landscapes across Wyoming. Beavers are phenomenal engineers, enriching the health of Wyoming’s ecosystems by creating and maintaining wetland habitats. (more…)