The Wildlife Trusts and Beaver Trust warn Government must secure long-term support to ensure beaver reintroduction success New guidance published today by The Wildlife Trusts and Beaver Trust sets out the practical support and funding needed to welcome beavers back across England while ensuring both farmers and beavers can thrive. The charities are urging the […]
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The Wildlife Trusts in Wales and Beaver Trust warmly welcome new Welsh Government legislation recognising the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) as a native species and granting it protected status – a major milestone for restoring the species to the Welsh landscape. This move aligns legislation in Wales with protection legislation elsewhere in Britain and reflects
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The Riverscapes Partnership, comprising of The Rivers Trust, National Trust, the Woodland Trust and Beaver Trust, has today delivered a letter to the Prime Minister at Number 10 Downing Street, signed by supportive MPs.
Offering farmers and landowners cash incentives to create river corridors would protect against flood and drought, improve river health and boost biodiversity.
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For the first time in centuries, beaver populations living wild along England’s rivers are permitted to expand, thanks to a long-awaited policy shift. But will the reality live up to expectation?
Room to roam: what next for wild beavers in England? Read More »
A cross-sector group of 49 leading organisations including environmental, farming, water and business representatives, are today calling on the Labour Government to prioritise the reintroduction of beavers into the wild across England. The group, which includes Beaver Trust, Rewilding Britain, the Nature Friendly Farming Network, Anglian Water and Wild Justice co-director Chris Packham, have published
NatureScot has announced the approval of the Cairngorms National Park Authority licence application to translocate Eurasian beavers to the Upper Spey catchment in the National Park, with the first three sites receiving beavers in the coming weeks and months.
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Friday 27th of October saw the publication of the UK Government’s response to the EFRA Select Committee’s Report on Species Reintroduction. We welcome their confirmation that the protected status of beavers in England will not be reviewed and are pleased to see commitment to the creation of buffer zones along watercourses through the Environmental Land
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We’ve found the recent news that the Government is planning to scrap nutrient neutrality laws incredibly concerning and are standing alongside many other environmental NGOs in urging the Government not to go ahead with these plans. Now is the time to bolster laws and protections, not scrap them! Last week, the Government announced that
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