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.

Nibi has been a hit on a rescue group’s social media since she was a baby, and posts about her impending release garnered thousands of comments.

But after Gov. Maura Healey paused that plan, she has decided to let Nibi stay at the facility as an educational animal, which Newhouse's owners had been pushing for. “Nibi has