The beaver has been an official symbol of Canada for 50 years! 🦫 🎉 On March 24, 1975, the National Symbol of Canada Act gave this hard-working rodent its well-deserved place in our national identity. 🇨🇦 But its Canadian legacy goes back way further! Indigenous Peoples valued the beaver for its fur, meat and bones, long before European traders made its pelts the driving force of the fur trade. At one point, demand for beaver fur was so high that the species almost disappeared. Luckily, conser