The runner-up names, Plumpton Sinclair and Chewy Garcia, have been assigned to Ida Beav Wells’ two presumed kits.

The South Branch Beaver, known as Ida Beav Wells, has been officially named after a contest held by the environmental nonprofit Urban Rivers, with Ida winning by a landslide.

The female beaver, who is likely pregnant, has been spotted along the South Branch of the Chicago River near docks in the Pilsen, Bridgeport, and McKinley Park neighborhoods.

The Bridgeport beaver, who has become a social media sensation, has a new name. Cameras caught the beaver roaming on the South Side recently.

No larger than 4 feet tall, beavers are nature’s star engineers—restoring landscapes and balancing ecosystems at will. Here are three incredible success stories where they accomplished what humans ...

Cheaha Mountain: 2,413 feet. Gulf of Mexico: Sea level. Denali: 20,310 feet. Pacific Ocean: Sea level. Humphreys Peak: 12,633 feet.

The trial was moved from rural northern Idaho to Boise after the defense expressed concerns that Kohberger couldn't get a fair trial in the county where the killings occurred. Judge Steven Hippler ...

One of two living beaver species is the North American beaver (Castor canadensis). It was originally from North America, but it has since spread to Europe and South America. The common name “beaver” ...

The company’s signature beaver logo is now attached to the 74,000-square-foot building located in Harrison County. Wednesday, construction workers moved a giant “Mississippi” sign off of a ...

While swimming in a remote Western Massachusetts pond, a 73-year old man was attacked—and nearly killed—by a presumably rabid beaver. For over half a century, Mark “Pres” Pieraccini has ...

The unnamed beaver lives along the Chicago River. Sammie Clark, beaver researcher with Urban Rivers, joined WGN’s Evening News at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the contest and the uptick of beaver ...