Scots want beavers moved, not shot, research from Trees For Life shows By Val Sweeney | Updated: 12:16, 18 December 2020 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper A European Beaver. Picture by Scotland: The Big Picture. A majority of Scots agree beavers should be moved to new locations in Scotland instead of being killed, according to new research. The findings come as Highland rewilding charity Trees for Life seeks to raise £40,000 through a crowdfunding appeal to help protect Scotlandâs wild beavers. This will cover the costs of its current legal challenge against NatureScot â the Scottish Governmentâs nature agency â which it says has failed to make the killing of beavers a genuine last resort when the species needs managing.