Beavers will return to west London for the first time in 400 years after receiving funding from the capital’s mayor, Sadiq Khan. A breeding pair of Eurasian beavers could arrive at their new home in Paradise Fields, Ealing, as soon as this autumn. Conservation groups received £40,000 from the mayor of London to create the publicly […]
From Defra Also covered in the Guardian Plans to release beavers into the wild in England have been set out in a consultation launching today (Wednesday 25 August) – marking a cautious step towards further reintroductions and establishing native beaver populations. Beavers can play a hugely significant role in helping to restore nature to England. […]
The number of beavers has more than doubled in Scotland in the last three years to around 1000 animals, according to a NatureScot survey published today. The new population survey has not only found that beaver numbers have increased, but that the population is in a rapid expansion phase as beavers spread out from Tayside, […]
Guardian ‘Record number of beavers to be released in Britain this year Industrious rodent to make a comeback in five counties where they have been extinct for centuries A record number of beavers will be released by the Wildlife Trusts into Britain this year as the industrious mammal is restored to five counties where they have been […]
The links to this paper might not work – you might like to simply cut and paste this link and drop it into Google to access the paper Malisen & Haley paper: Ecology and movement of juvenile salmonids in beaver‐influenced and beaver‐free tributaries in the Trøndelag province of Norway There is concern that expanding beaver […]
But the fishing fraternity are not happy Five-year beaver reintroduction trial successfully completed Defra to consult on the management of beavers in the wild and national approach for any further releases later this year. The trial has bought a wealth of benefits to the local area and ecology. The government has today (Thursday 6 August) […]
The Ferret ‘ The Scottish Government is under growing pressure to act after confirmation that 87 beavers have been shot under licence in the eight months since they were given official protected status. A report published on 28 May by the government’s wildlife agency, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), details shootings by farmers and landowners in Tayside in 2019. […]
The Wildlife Trusts’ ‘Beavers are back, but their future is not secure. The Wildlife Trust are calling for a beaver strategy for England. The Wildlife Trusts have pioneered the reintroduction of beavers to Britain ever since Kent Wildlife Trust released these industrious creatures into a fenced area of fenland in 2001. Then followed the Scottish […]