These Utah beavers are moving. They’ll get new jobs and more space.

Utah is among a number of states, tribes and conservation groups that are leading the country on relocating unwanted beavers.

(Kim Raff | The New York Times) A beaver that was trapped, quarantined and relocated swims after being released in Little Creek, near Paragonah, Utah on Nov. 11, 2025. Across the drying West, beavers are increasingly valued for the ecological role their dams play. Utah is leading the way in providing an alternative to killing them when human landowners want them gone.

These Utah beavers are moving. They’ll get new jobs and more space.

Utah is among a number of states, tribes and conservation groups that are leading the country on relocating unwanted beavers.

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