The North American Beaver nearly went extinct in Oregon due to fur trapping. New state rules protect beavers from being killed on private land. (Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
By Alex Baumhardt
Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon's state animal has for years been classified as a "predator" by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that's meant that the North American Beaver has lived largely unprotected from private landowners who can kill them at will.
That will change July 1 when new rules go into effect under House Bill 3464, the "beaver bill." The bill passed the state...
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