Nature's architect: the beaver's return to our wild landscapes

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1. Liquid architecture -- 2. Footprints on a riverbank -- 3. The river diaries I -- 4. The bute experiment -- 5. Castor fiber: an unnatural history -- 6. The river diaries II -- 7. Beaver and swan -- 8. Aiges: floating islands and why beavers climb trees -- 9. The river diaries III -- 10. Banff: footprints in the snow -- 11. New Hampshire: the swampwalker -- 12. The river diaries IV -- 13. Return to Lochan Buidhe -- Epilogue: Let wildlife manage wildlife.;Hundreds of years after their extinction in these isles, beavers are back in Britain. These highly skilled engineers of the natural world have been reintroduced at several sites and, even as they become established, are already having a dramatic effect on our wild landscapes. Here, leading nature writer Jim Crumley reveals the pioneering lifestyle of these intriguing and secretive creatures and considers the ecological and economic impact of the beaver reintroductions. 1. Liquid architecture -- 2. Footprints on a riverbank -- 3. The river diaries I -- 4. The bute experiment -- 5. Castor fiber: an unnatural history -- 6. The river diaries II -- 7. Beaver and swan -- 8. Aiges: floating islands and why beavers climb trees -- 9. The river diaries III -- 10. Banff: footprints in the snow -- 11. New Hampshire: the swampwalker -- 12. The river diaries IV -- 13. Return to Lochan Buidhe -- Epilogue: Let wildlife manage wildlife.