Nibi the beaver was saved by a wildlife rescue. But then she was ordered released into the wild. Her fate was on the line.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey issued a permit to the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue for Nibi, a 2-year-old beaver, allowing her to stay at the wildlife rehabilitation center and serve as an educational animal.

Whether a 2-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.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey paid a visit to Nibi the beaver Friday, who will now stay at a wildlife rescue thanks to the governor's intervention.

This is a story about wildlife, about bureaucracy, about politics, about the internet. But, ultimately, it is a story about a beaver. It started two years ago when a baby beaver, just a few days old and weighing one pound,

Nibi, a two-year-old beaver whose journey has captured the attention of Americans, will be allowed to stay at a wildlife rescue centre after Massachusetts's governor intervened in the matter. Nibi - who was raised in captivity - became the subject of a legal case over whether she would have to be released into the wild or could remain at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue.

The 2-year-old "diva" beaver is at the center of a Massachusetts legal battle that could force her release into the wild.

For the past several weeks, the beloved beaver has been embroiled in a court battle over whether she should return to the wild or stay at the rescue center where she has lived since she was a newborn.