87 Beavers have been shot under license in Scotland. What has gone wrong?
… Wild beavers in Scotland Louise Ramsay | 22nd July … Conversation Nature Thought Leaders Rewinding Beavers beaver 87 Beavers have been shot under license in …
A family of wild of beavers has established on an English river for the first time since Henry VIII. But now the Government has decided to trap them and consign them to captivity in a zoo or wildlife centre. Defenders of wilderness are now demanding: keep our wild beavers free!
… Let England's wild beavers be! Oliver Tickell | 1st July 2014 Comment Natural World Flooding UK Beavers Water river-otter-beavers.jpg A family of wild of beavers has …
Soon after Devon's wild beavers on the River Otter escaped capture by zealous officials, they have given birth to two or even three kits - a clear indicator that they are happy in their habitat, and there to stay!
… Devon's wild beavers have babies The Ecologist | 24th June 2015 News Natural World UK Beavers Water beaver-kits.jpg The beaver kits … Tom Buckley / DWT. Soon after Devon's wild beavers on the River Otter escaped capture by …
The Scottish government has announced that its wild beaver populations will be given the full protection of both UK and EU law. The decision has been welcomed by campaigners who point out all the benefits of beavers to biodiversity, water management and flood control. Now, they say, England and Wales should follow suit.
… Scotland's wild beavers win legal protection Oliver Tickell | 24th November 2016 News Beavers Scotland UK EU Mammals Biodiversity … campaigners who point out all the benefits of beavers to biodiversity, water management and …
Beavers are Britain's native aquatic engineers and their return to sites in Scotland and England is doing wonders for the local environment, write Nigel Willby & Alan Law: restoring wetlands, recreating natural river dynamics and ecology, filtering farm pollutants from water, and improving habitat for trout and other fish.
… Give beavers permanent British residence! Nigel … 28th February 2016 Comment Water Biodiversity Beavers UK Scotland EU Law Conservation beaver-trees-cut.jpg Beavers are Britain's native aquatic engineers …
Wildlife campaigners welcome new legislation and call for a 'sensible' beaver re-introduction to British waterways.
… that will provide legal protections for beavers in England and could pave the way for … incentives for landowners to make space for beavers on their land. Beavers are key to creating thriving wetland …
Native wild beavers in their natural range are meant to receive stringent protection under European and Scottish law, writes Louise Ramsay. But farmers have declared 'open season' on the small but growing population, shooting them at will, while the Scottish Government and its wildlife agency look the other way.
… World Water Regulation Politics The Land beavers-nuzzling1-cut.jpg Native wild beavers in their natural range are meant to … wildlife agency look the other way. The Tay Beavers began when three of the animals …
In 2020 the fate of Devon's River Otter wild beavers will be decided. With Chris Packham backing the campaign to save the species and the protection of beavers into Scotland recently getting the go-ahead, the outlook is bright for the species.LAURA BRIGGS reports
… is crowdfunding for the reintroduction of beavers Laura Briggs | 13th January 2017 News Wildlife Beavers Conservation Crowdfunding beaver.jpg … In 2020 the fate of Devon's River Otter wild beavers will be decided. With Chris Packham …
After beavers' reintroduction to Scotland, landowners have accused the native rodents of damaging the environment, causing floods, and worse, writes Louise Ramsay. But the public have rallied to the cause of these charming, beneficial creatures, leaving conservative landowners isolated. Could the shift in sentiment trigger long overdue change in the Scottish countryside?
… Beavers and the coming revolution in … Louise Ramsay | 8th March 2016 Comment Beavers Scotland Farming Natural World … Flooding Water beaver in scotland.jpg After beavers' reintroduction to Scotland, … change in the Scottish countryside? We have beavers on our land , upstream of Alyth, …
Legal killing of 1-in-5 Scottish beavers spotlights need for fresh approach across Britain.
… Brendan Montague | 1st June 2020 News Beavers Beaver Trust Scotland Nature … Legal killing of 1-in-5 Scottish beavers spotlights need for fresh approach across Britain. The killing of 87 beavers in Scotland – one fifth of the …
Natural England announced today that the wild beavers living on Devon's River Otter will be allowed to remain free under a 're-introduction' licence granted to Devon Wildlife Trust.
… Devon's beavers will stay wild and free Oliver Tickell … 2015 News UK Natural World Water Rivers beavers_on_river_otter_2_dave_land-cut.jpg … Natural England announced today that the wild beavers living on Devon's River Otter will be …
A new residential course and practical guide will help those considering reintroducing beavers to their land.
… the Beaver Michelle Dibb | 31st May 2019 News Beavers Conservation Education Science & … will help those considering reintroducing beavers to their land. There are now around 1000 beavers living in Great Britain. This is the …
Deep in rural Devon, the word is that the Government intends to trap the wild-living beaver family on the River Otter next month, and consign them to captivity. But as Alasdair Cameron writes, this is not only unnecessary and unpopular, but probably illegal as well.
… Save the free beavers of England! Alasdair Cameron Friends … an absence of more than two centuries, wild beavers have returned to Britain. For me that … live together. Across Europe, people and beavers mix None of this is true. In virtually …
Beavers are essential to thriving wetland ecosystems, writes Jo Cartmell, and will help not hinder flood control in densely populated England. We should all welcome their return.
… Beavers are re-introducing themselves - and we … World Flooding UK Rivers beaver-scotland.png Beavers are essential to thriving wetland … on the bark" , I remarked! Absolutely no beavers had been licensed for release, so my …
Conservationists welcome 'groundbreaking decision' by government to allow the beavers to remain on the River Otter.
… Beavers given leave to remain Emily Beament | 6th August 2020 News Biodiversity Beavers beaver Conservationists welcome … decision' by government to allow the beavers to remain on the River Otter. …
Two pairs of beavers put into enclosures on Holnicote Estate in Exmoor, Somerset, as part of the "Riverlands" project to restore the river catchment.
… Beavers settle in at Exmoor Estate Emily … 2020 News Connection With Nature Rewilding Beaversbeavers_on_river_otter_2_dave_land-cut.jpg Two pairs of beavers put into enclosures on Holnicote …
With California's wild Coho salmon populations down to 1% of their former numbers, there's growing evidence that beavers - long reviled as a pest of the waterways - are essential to restore the species, writes Maria Finn. In the process, they raise water tables, recharge aquifers and improve water quality. What's not to love?
… Beavers are saving California’s wild salmon … former numbers, there's growing evidence that beavers - long reviled as a pest of the … California's drought saga , it turns out that beavers, once reviled as a nuisance, could …
Beavers to be released into the wild under ‘cautious’ Government plans.
… Editor’s Picks Biodiversity beaver.jpg Beavers to be released into the wild under ‘cautious’ Government plans. Beavers will be released into the wild under … applications for licences to release beavers into the wild would need to meet …
Beavers reintroduced to Britain 400 years after being hunted to extinction will help fight climate impacts.
… Beavers brought back to Britain get busy Emily Beament | 6th January 2020 News Beavers Rewinding Hunting Climate Breakdown Science & Systems 22756095-1.jpg Beavers reintroduced to Britain 400 years …
'By bringing back the beaver, and allowing our rivers to freestyle through the landscape, we could revive these incredible ecosystems.'
… Bringing back beavers Joshua Harris | 20th January 2020 News Beavers Resiling Rivers Water Marine Life … the beaver (apart from, of course, humans). Beavers The first beavers evolved in the …
Beavers, Europe’s largest rodent, are a keystone species who transform the landscape around them, creating new habitats.
… Resurgence & Ecologist Editor’s Picks Beaver Beavers, Europe’s largest rodent, are a … by some of his most storied residents: beavers. Nature-depleted Out now! Beavers, Europe’s largest rodent, are a …
As climate change brings more rain, Britain is suffering from the extinction here of our native flood engineer - the beaver. Louise Ramsay says it's high time to re-introduce these charismatic rodents all over Britain.
… | 20th January 2014 Comment Natural World Beavers Scotland UK Floods beaver-pond-cut.jpg … spite of their reputation for causing floods, beavers also have the capacity for mitigating … an example to illustrate the point. Some beavers were brought to a farm in the Tay …
Friends of the Earth has filed a lawsuit to challenge Natural England's secretive grant of a licence allowing the Government to trap wild beavers on the River Otter in Devon.
… FoE sues to keep Devon's wild beavers free Oliver Tickell | 24th October 2014 News Natural World Mammals UK Beavers beaver-sweden-cut.jpg Friends of the … licence allowing the Government to trap wild beavers on the River Otter in Devon. Friends …
This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan.
… Price Mr DeVries | 8th July 2004 Comment Dam Beavers Environment Spring Pond Beavers Ar Dams Natural World Archive_63.jpg … 2088 Dagget, Pierson, Michigan. A couple of beavers are in the (State unauthorised) …