First Beavers in Decades Released on Tule River Tribal Reservation in California

The state hopes to release more of the creatures in coming years to reestablish a genetically diverse population in the watershed.

The Tule River Tribe joined state Fish and Wildlife officials in June to release a colony of beavers into the South Fork Tule River watershed. California Department of Fish and Wildlife

For the first time in decades, a colony of beavers has made a home in the South Fork Tule River watershed after the animals’ release in June by the Tule River Tribe and state wildlife officials.

The new location for the seven beavers is on the Tule River Indian Reservation in the Southern Sierra Nevada, about 100 miles southeast of Fresno in Central California.