For over 7 million years, beavers have been nature’s architects, building dams and shaping wetlands across Canada - long before artificial intelligence was even a concept! 

In this episode of Wild About Wildlife, we explore how researchers are harnessing AI to identify these engineering marvels and better understand the vital role beavers – and their dams – play in mitigating disasters like wildfires.

Our guest is Dr. Emily Fairfax, Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Emily Fairfax - website

Dr. Emily Fairfax - on Twitter - @EmilyFairfax
Beavers and Wildfire: A stop motion video by Emily Fairfax
Dr. Emily Fairfax - on YouTube
Dr. Emily Fairfax - on Instagram

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