Whether a two-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court -- and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in.

A Massachusetts court must decide whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she's known since she was a newborn or must be released into the wild as New England's winter approaches.