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Interesting link Lizzie, thanks.
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There was a programme about this on TV here only a few months ago. It was fascinating. I have read that there is a plan to re-introduce beavers and wolves in Scotland.
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Hi Elda,Originally posted by Glesgalass View Post
Here is some information on the beavers in Scotland,
Beavers are back in Scotland!
Welcome to the official home of the Scottish Beaver Trial. Here you can find all the latest news about the UK's first formal mammal reintroduction and the beaver families living wild in the Heart of Argyll. See how the beavers are settling into their new home in Scotland, plan your visit and discover how you can support this unique conservation project.
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Just go to the website............... Official home of the Scottish Beaver Trial http://www.scottishbeavers.org.uk/
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A population native beavers has become re-established in the Tay catchment since 2001. A campaign started when Scottish Natural Heritage announced its intention in late 2010 to trap and remove them, under the impression that there were far fewer, and unaware of the strong feelings that this would provoke. After one trapped beaver died at the Edinburgh zoo, and under pressure from The Free Beaver campaign a new policy was announced on Friday 16th March 2012. To conservationists delight the Scottish Government announced that the beavers were to be left in the wild and monitored until 2015 when a final decision would be made. Since then the Tayside Beaver Study Group has been formed, on which the charity, Scottish Wild Beaver Group, which grew out of this campaign, has a representative. An official survey confirms the estimated number of 145 beavers in 2012. In November 2012 BBC Autumnwatch covered the Tay beavers in a very favourable way. While the legal protection due to these animals under EU law is still not recognized by the Scottish Government, we need your continued support to ensure the safe future of this wonderful population of native wild animals - a keystone species that has the capacity to create richly bio-diverse habitat for many other species. Please join Scottish Wild Beaver Group www.scottishwildbeavers.org so that we can continue to work for the beavers through education, mitigation and the development of responsible beaver tourism, to reduce any conflict with people that may put beavers at risk. The campaign would like to see full beaver reintroduction throughout the UK in the near future, in conjunction with a sensible management strategy that helps people from all land-use sectors to live alongside the beavers with the minimum of conflict.
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Further to the above.....this time it is wolves. 11 December 2013 .Conservation concerns for extinct wolves in Scotland
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-...lands-25321858
and also.......................... 28 October 2013
.Paul Lister plans to push ahead with Alladale wolves plan
A landowner has pledged to push ahead with plans to introduce bears and wolves to his estate in Sutherland.
Paul Lister, the heir to the MFI furniture fortune, bought Alladale Estate 10 years ago, with the goal of creating a wilderness reserve.
Elk and wild boar were introduced on a trial basis to the 23,000-acre estate, but Highland cattle are the biggest animals to be found there today.
His proposals to bring in wolves and bears have drawn criticism.
Farmers, walkers and legal experts have all expressed their opposition to the scheme.
More than 800,000 native trees have been planted, and the estate is involved in projects to protect native species including the Scottish wildcat and the red squirrel.
read on @ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-...lands-24705203Comment
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