Leave it to Beaver: Animal toppling trees in Md. park should be allowed to stay, state says

(CBS/AP) SALISBURY, Md. - In the rodent realm, the beaver is about as high end as it gets. And now Maryland state officials are recommending that one particular beaver who has been chewing through trees in a city park should be allowed to occupy the neighborhood.

Officials in Salisbury say the state Department of Natural Resources has recommended the beaver be permitted to stay in a creek in the park, where it appeared last fall. The animal has been toppling trees by chewing through their trunks for part of its winter food supply.

State game management official Pete Jayne told The Daily Times

of Salisbury that beavers can stay in one place for years depending on how much food is available.

The nearby Salisbury Zoo has two beavers. Zoo director Joel Hamilton says wild beavers were once nearly extinct in the area but are coming back.

Yup, leave it to beaver.