About 150 years ago, the eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L.) was a native species of the Croatian fauna, and as it disappeared, it was reintroduced to its natural habitats from 1996. to 1998., which returned this species to Croatian fauna and wildlife list. The beaver is a species that is both protected and endangered, therefore the importance of designing and adopting and effectively implementing a beaver management plan is crucial for the preservation of the habitat of this species. In order to achieve sustainable coexistence between beaver and humans, it is equally important to implement prevention and protection measures in order to prevent possible damage that beavers can cause. The aim of this work - based on recorded beaver activities - was to determine the presence and spatial distribution of beaver lodges, to assess the quantity of the beaver population and the possible beaver-damage risk in the area of Varaždin Podravina Forest Management Unit. One of the aims was also to propose protection measures against the negative consequences of beaver activities and to. The objectives also included assessing the damage risk (low, moderate, high) as a result of beaver activities in the research area and proposing adequate protection measures. A terrestrial survey of five different plots (1.54 km in lenght), which included an inspection of the watercourse and the narrow coastal zone (approx. 20 m wide), determined the presence of three beaver lodges, two tunnels, 80 beaver trails and five dams. Based on recorded signs of beaver presence, it was estimated that the study area is inhabited by approximately 31 individuals (potentially around five families). On most transects at experimental plots, mainly old gnawing marks and low beaver activity were determined. The highest beaver activity was determined on plot 5 (transect 5a). Depending on the proximity of different objects (agricultural areas, roads, embankments, etc.) on which beavers could cause some type of damage through their activity, two plots (Plot 2 and Plot 3) were assessed as potentially high risk of damage, two plots (Plot 4 and Plot 5) were assessed as moderate risk, and one plot was assessed as low risk (Plot 1). Proposed protection measures within research area included fencing individual trees with a wire fence, fencing agricultural crops with an electric fence, using boulders on embankments to prevent digging pits and tunnels, and preventing clogging of culverts with the construction of an iron cage. Beaver holes and tunnels on roads also need to be filled in order to prevent secondary damage. Taking into account that the beaver is a “conflict species” within research area, but is also strictly protected and target species of the ecological network, taking appropriate and rational protection and damage prevention measures is a fundamental prerequisite for achieving sustainable coexistence with our own species.