Lead the way on beaver reintroduction, Government told
Environmentalists want ministers to coordinate and fund a strategy to boost numbers of the rodents, saying it will help it meet biodiversity targets.
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Environmentalists want ministers to coordinate and fund a strategy to boost numbers of the rodents, saying it will help it meet biodiversity targets.
Environmentalists want ministers to coordinate and fund a strategy to boost numbers of the rodents, saying it will help it meet biodiversity targets.
Environmentalists want ministers to coordinate and fund a strategy to boost numbers of the rodents, saying it will help it meet biodiversity targets.
Under new laws, beavers will be formally recognised as a native species in England, 400 years after they were hunted to extinction for their fur and meat. They have since reappeared in our rivers.
It will be an offence to kill, harm or disturb the semi-aquatic mammals, which were hunted to extinction in the 16th century.