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The beavers have become more lively, their heat period has arrived. Moving near  inland waters it is worth keeping watch for fresh traces of beaver activity: gnawed bushes and branches. The food stores of the beavers are running out now and they move around even in daytime, not to speak of the darker hours. Territories are also being marked. But until spring brings fresh food – young tender shoots and aquatic plants – beavers have to be content with the bark of deciduous trees and shrubs, and smaller branches. Around a good beaver area there is always broadleaf wood – aspens, birches, willows – and there they go for food.