Defra confirms return of wild beavers in bid to reduce flood risk and boost biodiversity

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Elliot McCandless
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Credit: Elliot McCandless

Government to allow reintroduction of 'environmental engineers' under licence from Natural England

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has today confirmed wild beavers will return to British waterways, as part of efforts to create natural flood defences and restore wetlands....

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