Defender Radio: The Podcast For Wildlife Advocates And Animal Lovers

Fifty years ago this week, Canada officially made beavers one of our national symbols. In celebrating this anniversary – and the many ecological services and benefits provided by beavers – The Fur-Bearers have a bit of beaver fever. And who better to talk to about beavers than Ben Goldfarb, the journalist behind Eager: The Surprising Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter. This book has made big waves since it landed in 2018, and Ben joins Defender Radio to share how he started out writing Eager, what he loves about beavers, his newer works, and how we can look to beavers for hope in uncertain times. SHOW NOTES: Cover photo by jamesvancouver / Getty Images Ben Goldfarb's website: https://www.bengoldfarb.com/ More about Eager: https://www.bengoldfarb.com/eager More about Crossings: https://www.bengoldfarb.com/crossings Ben on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bengoldfarb.bsky.social Learn more about Canada's 50th anniversary of the beaver as a national symbol from The Fur-Bearers at: https://thefurbea