Black Hills beaver trapping moratorium advances as population tumbles

Black Hills beaver trapping moratorium advances as population tumbles

A beaver at Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge in Wisconsin. (Larry Palmer/USFWS)Citing a population decline and degraded habitat, South Dakota officials have advanced a plan to halt beaver trapping in the Black Hills for two years. The plan will block trapping during the 2025 and 2026 seasons in the Black Hills Fire Protection District. Trapping would remain open in the rest of the state. The state legislature’s Rules Review Committee will ne…