Why Canada matters on World Wetlands Day

Now, more than ever, it is important to conserve these important resources; places of immense biological importance, wetlands also support our economy and well-being.

By damming small creeks and streams, Canada’s five to 10 million-plus beavers build and maintain millions of acres of shallow ponds and meadows across our country. These are not only good for beavers but for other species ranging from moose to wood ducks.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY DAN KRAUS

January 30, 2017

Canada proudly has a wetland engineer as its national animal. While other nations have picked wetland wildlife, such as Finland’s whooper swan or Pakistan’s Indus crocodile, only our Canadian beaver reshapes the land by making it hold more water. By damming small creeks and streams, Canada’s f...

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