The semiaquatic rodent is called Wally — a name its neighbors bestowed in a nod to a character from the post-World War II-era sitcom “Leave It to Beaver.” The creature has attracted visitors ...

The Friends of Kingstowne Lake started a petition to protect the Wally the beaver, named after the show Leave it to Beaver, after it showed up to the Kingstown Lake on South Van Dorn Street in ...