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Sound Ecology: The Ancient Mountain Beaver

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published February 8, 2018 at 8:42 AM PST

Research Ecologist Bill Zielinski celebrates the mountain beaver. This little known mammal is an important part of ecosystem health.

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