B.C. team building 100 beaver ‘starter homes’ in the name of wetland preservation

A team with the BC Wildlife Federation works on building a manmade beaver dam in Voght Creek south of Merritt, B.C. in September 2024. The dam is one of 100 the team hopes to build in the province by the end of next year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Neil Fletcher

In British Columbia’s real estate market, many people dream of a turnkey starter home in a prime location.

Environmental researchers are hoping the same real estate principles will encourage beavers to move into prebuilt homes in some...